Dissolve a Civil partnership - Separation

Verified 19 mars 2024 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of Justice

Your situation

  • You want to separate
  • Only one partner decides to separate
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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).

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).

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).

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

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