Your foreign divorce decree translated and certified for France, from Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu. A reliable document accepted by the French civil-status service, town halls and consulates.
Request a free quoteA divorce granted by a foreign court is not automatically recognised in France. To have it entered in the French civil-status registers — so that the divorce appears on your birth certificate and marriage certificate — you must apply for registration (transcription). That procedure requires a sworn translation of the decree by a translator registered with a court of appeal.
A certified translation of the divorce decree is also requested for: remarrying in France, applying for French nationality or a residence permit, settling an estate, varying maintenance or custody, and in court proceedings before the family court.
I translate the complete decree — operative part and grounds where required — together with marginal notes, stamps, seals and signatures. The original layout is reproduced faithfully so that no information is lost.
Operative part, relevant grounds, marginal notes, stamps and signatures faithfully translated.
Stamp and signature of a sworn translator at the Versailles Court of Appeal.
Delivery within 48 to 72 hours, express option available.
A divorce granted abroad is not automatically recognised in France. A sworn translation of the decree is required to have the divorce registered with the French civil-status authorities, to remarry in France, to apply for French nationality, to settle an estate or to vary maintenance. French authorities only accept translations from a translator registered with a court of appeal.
Depending on the file: the divorce decree itself (including all notes, stamps and signatures), the approved settlement agreement where one exists, and in some cases the marriage certificate and the birth certificates of the spouses. Send the documents you have — I will tell you free of charge which ones are actually required before quoting.
A standard divorce decree is translated and certified within 48 to 72 working hours. Long judgments with detailed grounds may take a little longer; the exact deadline is confirmed in the quote. An express option is available for urgent files.
Yes. As a sworn translator at the Versailles Court of Appeal, my translation carries my stamp and signature and is binding on French authorities: the central civil-status service, town halls, consulates and prefectures. The receiving authority may also require legalisation or an apostille of the original document; I flag this as soon as I review your file.
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