This thread might be useful. There’s a good suggestion to contact the UK Embassy.
Also, just a thought, my French marriage certificate was accepted in the UK with a translation so it would seem reasonable to expect the divorce papers to be accepted as well.
All the best, it must be a difficult time for you.
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone could advise me or has perhaps been in a similar situation ? I have lived in France 15 years and have recently just got divorced here using a French avocat, as I have two children living here with me . I am a Uk citizen and was married in the Uk to another Uk national before we moved to France.
The divorce is now finalised and registered here on the Repertoire civile in Nantes but it says the following at the bottom on the divorce certificate;
"Aucun acte d'état civile , susceptible d'etre mis a jour, n'est conservé sur un registre français. (pour la mise à jour de leurs actes d'état civile, les ressortissants étrangers doivent s'adresser aux autorities locales ou consulaires de leur pays ) "
I take this to mean that my divorce has to be registered in the Uk somehow , but I have contacted the British Consulate who can't help, I also rang the general register office of England and wales who couldn't help either !!
So how do i get my divorce rec…
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