Registering a divorce in the civil registry in the Netherlands
Has a judge has agreed to your divorce (echtscheiding)? Then you and your partner will be sent a copy of the final order (echtscheidingsbeschikking). When does your divorce become final? Once you have registered the final order in the municipality’s civil registry (burgerlijke stand van de gemeente).
You can register the final order in the Register of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (burgerlijke stand van de gemeente). Do this at the municipality where you were married. This must be done within 6 months of the court ruling. When you have done this you are legally divorced.
This is how it works for you
Here is some information from your municipality.
Divorce or ending a civil partnership
For more information about Registering a divorce, please visit the website of the municipality of Harderwijk. The website of the municipality of Harderwijk is in the Dutch language.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Harderwijk
Visiting address
Havendam 56
3841AA Harderwijk
| Monday | 9.00 - 12.30 13.00 - 16.00 |
| Tuesday | 9.00 - 12.30 13.00 - 16.00 |
| Wednesday | 9.00 - 12.30 13.00 - 16.00 |
| Thursday | 9.00 - 12.30 13.00 - 16.00 17.00 - 20.00 |
| Friday | 9.00 - 12.30 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |