Dissolve a Civil partnership - Separation
Verified 19 mars 2024 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of Justice
The situation varies depending on whether or not the two of you agree to separate.
Request from a single partner
The process is carried out by the Commissioner of Justice, according to the authority that registered your Civil partnerships.
Civil partnerships registered in the mayor's office or court
Only one partner, regardless of nationality, can request termination of the Civil partnership.
To inform your partner of your decision, you must use a commissioner of justice (former bailiff and judicial auctioneer).
Who shall I contact
The Commissioner of Justice informs the City Hall.
The city hall records the dissolution and informs you every 2.
She informs your town halls of birth.
The dissolution of the Civil partnership is indicated in the margin of your birth certificates (or on the register of the civil registry office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if you are a foreigner born abroad).
The City Hall keeps a copy of the significance made by the partner who decides to terminate the Civil partnerships.
The Civil partnerships shall be dissolved with effect from:
- From its registration by the City Hall (or the notary or consulate) between you 2
- From the day on which the formalities for publicity have been completed for the third party
Each partner takes back his personal assets.
The commons are shared in accordance with the rules laid down by the Civil partnerships.
Anyone can prove by any means that he owns a property.
In the event of disagreement, you can refer the following issues to the Family Court Judge:
- Property consequences of the break-up
- Compensation for the damage resulting therefrom
Who shall I contact
Civil partnerships registered by a notary
Only one partner, regardless of nationality, can request termination of the Civil partnership.
To inform your partner of your decision, you must use a commissioner of justice (former bailiff and judicial auctioneer).
Who shall I contact
The Commissioner of Justice shall inform the notary.
The notary registers the dissolution and informs you every 2.
It informs your town halls of birth.
The dissolution of the Civil partnership is indicated in the margin of your birth certificates (or on the register of the civil registry office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if you are a foreigner born abroad).
The notary shall keep a copy of the significance made by the partner who decides to terminate the Civil partnerships.
The Civil partnerships shall be dissolved with effect from:
- From its registration by the City Hall (or the notary or consulate) between you 2
- From the day on which the formalities for publicity have been completed for the third party
Each partner takes back his personal assets.
The commons are shared in accordance with the rules laid down by the Civil partnerships.
Anyone can prove by any means that he owns a property.
In the event of disagreement, you can refer the following issues to the Family Court Judge:
- Property consequences of the break-up
- Compensation for the damage resulting therefrom
Who shall I contact
Civil partnerships registered by a consulate or embassy
Only one partner, regardless of nationality, can request termination of the Civil partnership.
To inform your partner of your decision, you must use a commissioner of justice (former bailiff and judicial auctioneer).
Who shall I contact
The Commissioner of Justice informs the Consulate (or Embassy)
The consulate (or embassy) records the dissolution and informs you every 2.
It informs your town halls of birth.
The dissolution of the Civil partnership is indicated in the margin of your birth certificates (or on the register of the civil registry office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if you are a foreigner born abroad).
The notary shall keep a copy of the significance made by the partner who decides to terminate the Civil partnerships.
The Civil partnerships shall be dissolved with effect from:
- From its registration by the City Hall (or the notary or consulate) between you 2
- From the day on which the formalities for publicity have been completed for the third party
Each partner takes back his personal assets.
The commons are shared in accordance with the rules laid down by the Civil partnerships.
Anyone can prove by any means that he owns a property.
In the event of disagreement, you can refer the following issues to the Family Court Judge:
- Property consequences of the break-up
- Compensation for the damage resulting therefrom
Who shall I contact
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
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Telephone administrative information - Allo Public Service
For more information on this topic, you can contact Allô Service Public.
Attention: the service does not have access to users' personal files and cannot therefore provide information on their status.
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The informants who answer you are from the Department of Justice.
To inquire
Legal permanenceTo inquire about Civil partnerships made abroad and whether the partners still reside abroad
French Embassy or Consulate AbroadTo inquire
NotaryTo refer to the family court judge in case of disagreement on the division of property
Judicial Tribunal- Commissioner of Justice (former bailiff and judicial auctioneer)
Central Civil Registry Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Central Civil Registry - Civil Directory
For an application for a certificate of non-registration in the civil register of foreign persons born abroad
By mail
Central Civil Registry Office - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Department of Operations
Civil partnerships Section
11 White House Street
44941 Nantes Cedex 09
By telephone
01 41 86 42 47
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Dissolution (pages 18 to 21)
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