Dissolve a Civil partnership - Separation
Verified 21 septembre 2022 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of Justice
Request from a single partner
Only one partner, regardless of nationality, can request termination of the Civil partnership.
To inform your partner of your decision, you must use a commissioner of justice (former bailiff and judicial auctioneer).
Who shall I contact
The Commissioner of Justice shall inform, depending on the place of registration of the Civil partnership, one of the following authorities:
- Town Hall
- Notary
- Consulate
The city hall (or the notary or consulate) records the dissolution and informs you every 2.
The town hall (or the notary or consulate) informs your town halls of birth.
The dissolution of the Civil partnership is indicated in the margin of your birth certificates.
The City Hall (or the notary or consulate) shall keep a copy of the significance made by the partner who decides to terminate the Civil partnerships.
The Civil partnerships shall be dissolved with effect from:
- From its registration by the City Hall (or the notary or consulate) between you 2
- From the day on which the formalities for publicity have been completed for the third party
Each partner takes back his personal assets.
The commons are shared in accordance with the rules laid down by the Civil partnerships.
Anyone can prove by any means that he owns a property.
In the event of disagreement, you can refer the following issues to the Family Court Judge:
- Property consequences of the break-up
- Compensation for the damage resulting therefrom
Who shall I contact
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
Telephone administrative information - Allo Public Service
The informants who answer you are from the Department of Justice.
Cost: free service
Service available at the following times:
- Monday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Tuesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Wednesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Thursday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Friday: 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m
- Lundi : de 08h30 à 17h30
- Mardi : de 08h30 à 12h15
- Mercredi : de 08h30 à 12h15
- Jeudi : de 08h30 à 17h30
- Vendredi : de 13h00 à 16h15
To inquire
Legal permanenceTo inquire about civil partnerships made abroad and whether the partners still reside abroad
French Embassy or Consulate AbroadTo inquire
NotaryTo refer to the family court judge in case of disagreement on the division of property
Judicial Tribunal- Commissioner of Justice (former bailiff and judicial auctioneer)
Civil Solidarity Pact
Dissolution (pages 18 to 21)
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