{"id":4655,"date":"2025-10-24T14:25:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/?page_id=4655"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:42:41","slug":"divorce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Page header. -->\n<div class=\"headerBox\">\n  <h1 class=\"index2\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Divorce<\/h1>\n  <br>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Department navigation. -->\n<div class=\"departmentContainer\">\n  <div class=\"departmentBoxContent index3\">\n    <!-- Department heading. -->\n    <h2>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/family-court\/\">\n        Family Court\n      <\/a>\n    <\/h2>\n    <hr class=\"blueLine\" style=\"float: left;\">\n    <br>\n    <br>\n\n    <!-- Four column layout for department links on desktop. -->\n    <div 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