El Salvador - Obtain Divorce Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To Obtain a Divorce Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Civil Registry office link.
2. The applicant has to visit the office with the request letter.
3. Also, carry all the necessary documents which are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. The applicant has to attach photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting it.
5. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
6. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
7. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
8. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
9. For further process, the applicant has to follow the instruction given by the officer.
10. This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Request letter
• Passport size photographs
• Identity proof (two types of proof document required)
• Address proof (two types of proof document required)
• Legal marriage certificate
• Court order

Office Locations & Contacts

National Registry Of Natural Persons
Alameda Manuel Enrique Araujo,
kilometer 4 and 1/2 road to Santa Tecla, Roma neighborhood,
Carbonell passage, San Salvador, El Salvador.
Phone - +50325219300
Email: [email protected]
Website link
Contact link

Eligibility

• Any married person who needs to get a divorce is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Signature
• Date
• Name
• Address
• City
• Daytime phone
• Reason of request
• Number of copies
• Amount paid
• Full name of husband
• Full name of the wife
• If marriage, date of marriage
• If divorce, the date of divorce
• County of divorce
• County where the license was issued
• Date
• Register signature

Need for the Document

• A divorce certificate is a court document that is a final judgment from a divorce court. It contains information about the applicant’s case including spousal support, child support, custody, visitation, property division, and other information.

Information which might help

After the applicant gets the divorce decree, make sure that:

• Read the decree for accuracy
• Ask the attorney if the applicant has any questions
• File an appeal immediately if the applicant is not happy with the judge's decision after a trial
• Change the will
• Change beneficiaries on the applicant's insurance policies
• Update emergency contacts for his/her child's school
• Change the power of attorney
• Put savings and checking accounts in the applicant's name only
• Cancel or change credit cards
• Bring the applicant’s former spouse back to court if the former spouse is violating the decree
• Bring the case back to court if the applicant needs to change spousal or child support later

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

A divorce certificate is used for limited purposes, and not all states issue a divorce certificate. The applicant can use it for:

• Getting a name change
• Showing proof of divorce without revealing the details of the applicant's divorce
• Getting a travel visa
• Getting a passport, unless his/her name change is not on the certificate
• Inheritance purposes, to show the applicant is single
• Getting married
• Anywhere the applicant needs to show proof of divorce

External Links

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Others

A divorce certificate is a completely different document from a divorce decree. A certificate is not prepared by a court. Instead, the applicant state's health department or bureau of vital statistics issues the certificate. This is usually the same place where the applicant gets the birth certificate.
Unlike a lengthy divorce decree, a divorce certificate is a simple document that shows:

• The applicants are divorced
• The names of both former spouses
• The date of the divorce
• The place of the divorce