Registering the ending of a civil partnership in the civil registry in the Netherlands

Have you had your civil partnership ended by a lawyer or notary? Then they will register the final order (Akte ontbinding van geregistreerd partnerschap) with the civil registry (burgerlijke stand). Have you had your civil partnership ended by a court? Then the court will have the final order registered with the civil registry.

Ending a civil partnership outside of the courts

Your lawyer or notary sends the final order to the civil registry for registration. This is done within 3 months.

Ending a civil partnership by a judge in court

If a judge ends your civil partnership, registration with the civil registry follows within 6 months.

The final order should be registered with the registry office of the municipality where you formed your civil partnership. You must do this within 3 months if the final order is issued by a lawyer or notary, 6 months if issued by a court. Only then is your civil partnership legally ended.

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Helmond

Here is some information from your municipality.

Registering the ending of a civil partnership in the civil registry

To end a registered partnership, you will go to a notary or lawyer. In some cases, you have to go to court with your lawyer. The registered partnership is not terminated until it is entered in the registers of civil status.

A registered partnership also ends if:

You have the registered partnership converted into a marriage
One of the partners passes away
One of the partners goes missing for a long time

The notary or lawyer sends your request to the municipality where the partnership is registered. Only after registering the request in the registers of the civil registry is your partnership terminated.

The conditions for ending a registered partnership through a notary or lawyer are:

You have no children under the age of 18.
You both want to end the registered partnership.

Do you have children under the age of 18? Or you do not agree on the termination of the partnership or on the arrangements? Then you must go to court. You will need a lawyer for this.

This is how you end a registered partnership through a notary or lawyer:

You go to a notary or lawyer.
Together, you draw up an agreement on ending the partnership.
The notary or lawyer reports the agreement to the municipality.
The agreement is registered by the municipality in the registers of civil status.

Do you have to have the registered partnership terminated through the courts? Look for the steps at Rechtspraak.nl (in Dutch).

Registration of the ending of a civil partnership is free of charge.

The agreement (via notary or lawyer) must be registered with the civil registry within 3 months. A court ruling must be registered with the civil registry within 6 months.

You can appeal the court's order.