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Divorce
What is the process for divorcing or for dissolving a registered life
partnership? What do you need to do for a divorce decree from another country to be
legally valid in Germany? Who is involved in deciding on maintenance claims and the
division of property and possessions?
You live permanently separated as part of a marriage or civil partnership? If so, the spouse-related tax class combinations are no longer possible from the year after the separation.
If you would like to get married, you can find more information about your rights and obligations in the context of marriage and marriage recognition here.
