Informationen zum Ersatz einer verlorengegangenen Scheidungsurkunde

If you have lost your divorce decree or divorce order (divorce certificate), you can apply for a new certified copy or duplicate at the local or family court where your divorce proceedings were conducted at the time. Only this court has custody of the so-called original, i.e. the original of your divorce certificate.

You should credibly assure the court that you have lost the divorce certificate.

It can be very helpful for the court if you can provide the file number of your divorce proceedings at the time. You may be able to find a letter from the court or your lawyer on which the file number is printed.

In principle, court costs of EUR 0.50 per page are incurred for the production and provision of a certified copy or duplicate of the divorce certificate.

Before you apply to the court for a new copy, you can also try to obtain the divorce certificate of your divorced spouse or partner or your former lawyer, which is completely identical to your own divorce certificate. A copy of this divorce certificate can then be certified by a notary or an authority authorized to do so under state law, e.g. the citizens' office. The certified copy is often sufficient for legal transactions. However, you are not entitled to have the divorce certificate handed over.

If you have lost your divorce decree or divorce order (divorce certificate), you can apply for a new certified copy or duplicate at the local or family court where your divorce proceedings were conducted at the time. Only this court will keep the so-called original, i.e. the original of your divorce certificate.

Please contact the local or family court where your divorce proceedings were conducted at the time.

None. You submit an informal application to the competent local or family court for a certified copy or duplicate of your divorce certificate.