Mozambique - Apply for a Divorce

Advertisement

Procedure

1.Start by identifying either a nearby Tribunal Supremo (if divorce is a contested divorce) or nearby conservatory for civil marriage / divorce (if divorce is by mutual consent), write an application for divorce and submit it to court or to registrar at a conservatory for civil marriage;

2.When you submit the application to court, the other party is also submitted with the court petition;

• When documents are received by court, they are reviewed and if found necessary, a case hearing date is set. During the court hearing, decision shall be made to either grant divorce or not;
• If divorce is granted, then you take the divorce decree for registration at a nearby conservatory for civil marriage / divorce for registration;
• The divorce is then registered in the marriage register on the same page and line where marriage was previously registered;

3.When application for divorce is submitted to the conservatory for civil marriage / divorce, the documents are examined to assess eligibility of applicant;

• If proved necessary, divorce is granted to and recorded in marriage register on the same page and line where marriage was previously registered;

Advertisement

Required Documents

1.Proof of marriage

2.Evidence of existence of grounds on which divorce application is based on for instance id divorce is based on violence, an applicant may submit police reports, doctors reports among others;

Office Locations & Contacts

The Directorate of the Registry

Ministry of Justice

Avenida Julius Nyerere 33, Maputo

Telephone No.: (21) 491-613/ 490-940

Fax: (21) 494-264

Eligibility

Any legally married parties can apply for divorce

Fees

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Validity

Valid forever

Documents to Use

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

processing takes 30 working days

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Instructions

1.One parties or both parties can apply for divorce in Mozambique;

2.An applicant must ensure that he / she has reasonable grounds that the application for divorce is based on;

3.Applicants are advised to consider divorce as last resort;

4.Applicants must be aware of the effects of divorce;

5.An application for divorce submitted in court, an applicant may be required to contact legal personnel to assist in the legal proceedings;

6.Applicants are argued to obtain evidence for grounds on which divorce is based;

Required Information

1.Name and address of both parties in marriage

2.Marriage details

3.Reason for applying for divorce

4.Details of children if any

Need for the Document

Divorce is the process of terminating marriage that existed between two parties based on an order made by authority upon request by either one party against the other or by both parties after reaching an agreement. In Mozambique, a divorce order may be granted by court or by conservatories of civil status.

Information which might help

Enter other informations which might help

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

1.Divorce helps to dissolve a failed marriage;

2.Obtaining divorce may save a person from any cruel or violet treatment that may be evident in a marriage;

3.Divorce helps to break any attachment to a former partner of whom a person separated from;

4.A person can re-marry if he / she is officially divorced from an ex-partner;

External Links

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/CRVS/Technical%2520report%2520SADC%2520final%2520v2.pdf

https://www.ssb.no/histstat/doc/doc_199708.pdf

Others

More information which might help people.