Michigan Divorce Certificate Application (Form DCH-0569-DIV) (DCH-0569-DIV)
Official state formForm DCH-0569-DIVFree downloadLast verified November 9, 2026
Form DCH-0569-DIV is used to request a certified copy of a Michigan divorce record from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Vital Records. The state holds divorce records filed since 1897.
Who can use this form
- Anyone may request a search, because Michigan divorce records are not restricted
- The applicant must sign the application in ink
What to send with it
- The completed application with an original ink signature
- Both spouses' names and the year of divorce
- A check or money order payable to the "State of Michigan"
- No prepaid return envelope (the state does not accept them)
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Vital Records Requests P.O. Box 30721 Lansing MI 48909
- State fee
- $34 including one certified copy and a one-year search, $16 for each additional copy
- Typical processing
- About 4 to 6 weeks of in-office processing, plus mail time
- Source
- Official government page