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Cancellation or "divorce" of the civil partnership

  • Partnerschaft und Familie 



    	    

		    
If you want to end your civil partnership, you can apply for dissolution of your civil partnership.

		    


                					    

						    

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A civil partnership can be dissolved by the court under certain conditions.     

   To file an application with the competent local court - family court - please contact a lawyer. Your life partner does not need legal representation if he or she agrees to the annulment and does not want to file an application himself or herself.     

   The court proceedings will examine whether one of the grounds for annulment applies.

								    

									    Requirements
  • you have been living separately for one year and both want to annul or
  • it cannot be expected that a partnership can be re-established between you or
  • You have already been separated for three years or
  • You have been living separately for less than one year, but the continuation of the partnership would be an unreasonable hardship for you for reasons that lie in the person of the other person.
								    
What documents do I need?
    
    
  • Identity card or passport        
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  • Marriage certificate        
    Original or certified copy

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