Certified copies of a divorce decree can be obtained at the Allegheny County Department of Court Records.
Divorce pleadings are filed at Allegheny County Department of Court Records,
Economic claims relevant to a divorce may be initially addressed by the judge assigned to the case. A conciliation should be requested in accordance with the judge’s standard operating procedures. Divorce Hearing Officers may be assigned by the judge to hear your case.
Parties, by consent, may praecipe the Docket Clerk to request a conciliation be conducted by the Divorce Hearing Officer. Consent Praecipe for a Divorce Hearing Officer Conciliation. A completed Family Court Coversheet and Certificate of Compliance must be attached to a Praecipe when submitting it to the Docket Clerk (room 400 of the Family Law Center) to request a conciliation be conducted by the Divorce Hearing Officer.
The Court shall continue to review and grant divorces, administratively, when all required documents are filed with the Department of Court Records.