I live in Oregon. Neither Oregon nor Washington give "original" copies of divorces. Washington does not give "originals" of Marriage Licenses either. I don't know what Washington does, but I sent my Oregon divorce papers (notorized copies) down to Salem to the Vital Records offices there. I paid $20, and they authenticated the papers and gave an Apostille (which is required for the UK, as well as some other countries). They can also do this with Marriage Licenses (though in Oregon they do have raised seals). If your state did not give you a license with a raised seal, check with the office of Vital Statistics (or whatever version your state has) and ask about getting your license authenticated and get an Apostille for it.