Municipality of Oldenzaal: registering the ending of a civil partnership in the civil registry

You apply for a divorce from the court. You need a lawyer for this. As soon as the municipality registers the divorce in the registry office, it is official. Your lawyer will send the court's decision to the municipality where you are married. You can also report this yourself to the municipality. Your former partner may also do this. Is the judge's decision final (irrevocable)? Then you must report this within 6 months.

To notify the divorce you need:

- a written request for registration in the register of civil status

- proof (order) of the court's decision

- the deeds of resignation, this means that you do not appeal against the judge's decision

name change

If you are (or have been) married, you can indicate by means of a 'request for designation of name use' under which name you wish to be addressed by the government. Read more information about the possibilities of changing name usage.

You or your lawyer report the divorce to the municipality. You can only register the divorce in the municipality where you were married.

Would you like more information on this topic? Please contact us via info@oldenzaal.nl or telephone (0541) 58 81 11

Registration of the ending of a civil partnership is free of charge.

The municipality will process the data within 1 week.