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Divorce
What is the process for divorcing or for dissolving a registered life partnership? What do you need to do for a divorce decree from another country to be legally valid in Germany? Who is involved in deciding on maintenance claims and the division of property and possessions?
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Claim separation maintenance
If you are married or in a registered civil partnership but living separately, you can demand reasonable maintenance from your partner even before the divorce.
Claiming divorce maintenance
If you are legally divorced and are unable to support yourself, you can demand reasonable maintenance from your former spouse.
Dissolution of the civil partnership
If you want to end your civil partnership, you can apply to dissolve your civil partnership.
Divorce
Here you will find information on divorce.
Have foreign divorce decrees recognized
If your marriage was divorced outside Germany, you can have this decision formally recognized in Germany.
Rules and recognition of marriage
If you would like to get married, you can find more information about your rights and obligations in the context of marriage and marriage recognition here.
