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Disrupted telephone services

The telephone call centre of the City is currently experiencing technical failures. It is therefore sometimes difficult to contact the various services by phone. You can still request your documents online and on the citizen portal External site MyBXL, or make an appointment.

 

Divorce

Each divorce judgment pronounced in Belgium will be entered in the Database of Acts of the Civil Registry (BAEC - DABS) by the court clerks.

The municipality still issues:

  • or the marriage certificate stating the divorce if the marriage certificate is present in the Database of Acts of the Civil Registry (BAEC - DABS)
  • or the divorce certificate if the marriage is not present in the Database of Acts of the Civil Registry

In the vast majority of cases, you will receive the marriage certificate stating the divorce.

Divorces pronounced abroad

The City of Brussels has jurisdiction for foreign decisions on divorce of citizens living on its territory (postal codes 1000, 1020, 1120 and 1130) and also for Belgians who were always registered abroad.

Due to the complexity of this content, please make an appointment:

Copies and abstracts from the certificate of divorce

Copies and abstracts from the certificate of divorce

Last update on 31/10/2022

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