A divorce certificate from Lithuania, also searched for as proof of divorce, a divorce decree or divorce papers, is in practice one of three documents: an extract of the divorce record kept by the civil registry (santuokos nutraukimo įrašą liudijantis išrašas), a copy of the court decision (teismo sprendimas) marked as final, or, for a divorce agreed before a notary (notaras), the notarised agreement. Some older lists and lawyer pages call this service “Certificate of Divorce”. In Lithuanian the divorce itself is santuokos nutraukimas. English-speaking lawyers in Lithuania help people obtain whichever version the receiving authority accepts.
For a long time every divorce in Lithuania went through a court. Following a recent reform, spouses who agree, have no joint minor children and meet the other legal conditions can also end the marriage before a notary by approving an agreement on its consequences. Either way, the civil registry that holds the marriage record is informed and the divorce is entered in the register. The extract is therefore the simplest proof for most purposes, while the court or the notary supplies a copy of the decision or agreement when its contents matter, for example the terms on property or maintenance.
A divorce from another EU country is generally recognised in Lithuania without a separate court case and can be entered in the Lithuanian register on the basis of the decision and the certificate issued under EU rules. A divorce from outside the EU usually has to be recognised by the Court of Appeal of Lithuania first, as described under recognition of a foreign divorce. Until the divorce is recorded, Lithuanian records may still show the marriage.
Checking which document the office in your country accepts, requesting the extract or a certified copy, making sure a court decision carries the mark that it has become final, arranging the apostille and translation and, where the divorce is not yet in the Lithuanian register, starting that step. The divorce proceedings themselves are covered under divorce.
Not as a stand-alone paper in the old sense. The usual proof is an extract from the civil register showing that the marriage ended, or the decision or agreement itself.
Either former spouse, or a representative acting on a written authority. Others generally have to show a legal reason, as heirs do after a death.
Yes, once the foreign divorce has been recognised where that is required and entered in the register. Before that, the Lithuanian record may still show you as married.
That depends on the receiving country. Some accept a multilingual form, others ask for an apostille and a sworn translation, so a lawyer checks before ordering.
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