Court Docket

The formal court record of all pleadings, orders, and judgments entered into a docket book available for public inspection.

The formal court record of proceedings before it.
Notations of all pleadings, orders, and judgments are entered into a docket book. In divorce court the first entry is the complaint or petition for divorce. The final entry is the judgment of divorce. If the case resurfaces because of a complaint for modification or a complaint for contempt, the docket is reopened and continued.
If you are concerned that your spouse is about to file for divorce, visit the court to examine the docket. Ask how long a new filing takes to show up on the docket.