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.
Echtscheiding melden
Where you register your divorce depends on your situation.
If you got divorced in the Netherlands
Did you get married and divorced in the Netherlands? Then your lawyer will send the divorce decree to the civil registrar in the municipality where you got married. The registrar will then register your divorce.
Your lawyer must send the documents to:
Gemeente Vijfheerenlanden
Postbus 11
4140 AA Leerdam
Do you live in a municipality other than the one in which you got married? Then the registrar will inform your municipality of residence.
If you got divorced outside of the Netherlands
Did you get divorced outside of the Netherlands and you live in the Netherlands? Then you must have your divorce registered in the Basisregistratie Personen – BRP (Personal Records Database). You do this at the municipality in which you are registered.
Gemeente Vijfheerenlanden
- Dokter Reilinghplein 1 4141 DA Leerdam
- Prinses Marijkeweg 1 4231 BP Meerkerk
- Voorstraat 30 4132 AS Vianen
There is no fee for registering your divorce with the municipality.
Do you need proof of your divorce? If so, an official copy of or excerpt from the divorce decree costs: € 16,60. (rates 2024)
Once the municipality has received the documents, it will register the divorce as soon as possible. The divorce becomes official as soon as the municipality registers it in the civil registry.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Vijfheerenlanden
Visiting addresses
Dokter Reilinghplein 1
4141DA Leerdam
| Monday | 09.00-12.30 13.30-16.30 |
| Tuesday | 12.00-16.30 17.30-20.00 |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Prinses Marijkeweg 1
4231BP Meerkerk
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 09.00-12.30 13.30-16.30 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Voorstraat 30
4132AS Vianen
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 12.00-16.30 17.30-20.00 |
| Thursday | 09.00-12.30 13.30-16.30 |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |