Michigan Statement of No Divorce Application (DCH-0569-NO DIV)
Official state formRecord search and verificationForm DCH-0569-NO DIVFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Application for a statement that no Michigan divorce record was found for the applicant in the years searched. It is mailed with payment to the MDHHS Vital Records office in Lansing.
Who can use this form
- The applicant is the wife or husband whose record is searched.
- If both spouses are Michigan residents, each must send a separate application.
- The form states that divorce records are not restricted in Michigan and anyone can request a search.
What to send with it
- The completed application, signed by hand in ink.
- The years to search. The statement covers only the years searched, so list and pay for every year you need.
- The date and place of any marriage or divorce since age 18.
- A check or money order made out to the "State of Michigan".
- For rush service, add the rush fee and address the envelope to "Vital Records RUSH" at the same P.O. box.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Vital Records Requests P.O. Box 30721 Lansing MI 48909
- State fee
- $34 base fee (includes a one-year search and one certified copy or a no-find letter); $12 per additional year searched; $16 per additional certified copy; $12 extra for rush processing.
- Typical processing
- Regular: about 4 to 6 weeks of in-office processing, then regular mail. Rush: about 2 to 3 weeks of in-office processing, then regular mail.
- Form revision
- Rev. 4-23
- Source
- Official government page