Dissolve a Civil partnership - Death
Verified 19 mars 2024 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of Justice
In the event of death, the Civil partnership is automatically dissolved.
You have no no steps to be taken.
The dissolution of the Civil partnership shall take effect on the date of the death of the partner.
Please note
The past partner can only be an heir if a will is made in his favor.
The registrar (or notary if your Civil partnership is a notary) records the dissolution of the Civil partnership.
The registrar notes the dissolution of the Civil partnerships in the margins of your birth certificates.
If you are a foreigner born abroad, the dissolution is recorded in the register of the civil registry office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The registrar (or notary) informs the surviving partner after having recorded the dissolution of the Civil partnership.
This information is sent by simple letter.
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The informants who answer you are from the Department of Justice.
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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)
Central Civil Registry Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Central Civil Registry - Civil Directory
For an application for a certificate of non-registration in the civil register of foreign persons born abroad
By mail
Central Civil Registry Office - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Civil partnerships Section
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