Publication date: 04.03.2024
How to dissolve a marriage?
If both spouses agree to divorce, the divorce documents can be processed either at the Civil Registry Office or the Administrative Service Center, or in court, about dissolving a marriage.
If the spouses have no children, the procedure for dissolving a marriage takes place at the Civil Registry Office or the Administrative Service Center. The spouses need to file a joint application for divorce. The marriage terminates after one month from the date of filing the relevant application. In this case, the state has set the cost of divorce at 8 hryvnias 51 kopecks.
If the spouses have children, the divorce process takes place through the court. The spouses need to file a joint application for divorce and a written agreement on who will live with the children, what role each parent will play in providing for their living conditions, who will live separately, and the conditions under which they will exercise their right to personal upbringing of the children. In this case, the marriage can be dissolved by the court after one month from the date of filing the relevant application. The marriage terminates on the day the court decision enters into force. The state has set the cost of divorce in this case at 605 hryvnias 60 kopecks in 2024.
If one of the spouses objects to the divorce or refuses to file a joint application, the marriage can be dissolved by the court based on a lawsuit filed by the other spouse. In this case, the time frame for divorce through the court is not clearly defined as it involves litigation. The state has set the cost of divorce through litigation at 1211 hryvnias 20 kopecks in 2024.
If one of the spouses is sentenced to imprisonment, divorce is possible upon the application of either spouse filed with the court. The marriage can be dissolved by the court after one month from the date of filing the relevant application. The marriage terminates on the day the court decision enters into force. The state has set the cost of divorce in this case at 605 hryvnias 60 kopecks in 2024.
If one of the spouses is declared missing or incapacitated by a court decision, the marriage can be dissolved at the Civil Registry Office or the Administrative Service Center upon the filing of the relevant application by the other spouse. The marriage terminates through the registration of divorce on the day the relevant application is filed by the other spouse. The state has set the cost of divorce in this case at 51 kopecks.
- In the case of divorce through the court, each of the former spouses receives a court decision on divorce that has legal force.
- In the case of divorce through the Civil Registry Office or the Administrative Service Center, each of the former spouses receives a divorce certificate.
- You can dissolve a marriage regardless of whether there is a dispute over property division or not.
- In certain cases provided by law, a certain category of Ukrainians is exempted from paying the state for divorce.
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