Georgia - Register a Divorce

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Procedure

Application for registering divorce can be made at the Public Service Development Agency or Public Service Hall. Following listed are some of the options through which registering a divorce can be done.

Divorce on the basis of joint application of spouses :

• Divorce is registered upon the expiry of five business days of submission of application.
  
  

Divorce when a spouse is declared missing or incapable :

• If a guardian of the spouse who was declared incapable is in Georgia, the term of registration is up to one month.
• If a guardian of the spouse who was declared incapable is outside Georgia, the term of registration must not exceed six months.
  
  

Divorce when a spouse is a convict (and sentenced to at least three years in prison) :

• If a convict serves his/her sentence in Georgia, the term of registration is up to one month.
• If a convict serves his/her sentence outside Georgia, the term of divorce registration is up to six months.
  
  

Following link provides contact information of Public Service Development Agency and related Territorial Offices : Office Contact Information
Locations in Map of Public Service Hall : Office Locations

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Required Documents

If divorce is registered by a representative, documents to be additionally submitted are :

• Power of attorney (duly certified).
• Document certifying the identity of representative (ID card or passport).
  
  

Documents required to register divorce on the basis of joint application of spouses :

• Joint written application of spouses.
• Documents certifying the identity of spouses.
• Marriage certificate.
  
  

Documents required to register divorce when a spouse is declared missing or incapable :

• Written application.
• Document certifying identity (ID card or passport).
• Marriage certificate.
• Enforced court decision on declaring a spouse missing or incapable.
  
  

Documents required to register divorce when a spouse is a convict (and sentenced to at least three years in prison) :

• Written application.
• Document certifying identity (ID card of citizen or passport).
• Marriage certificate.
• Copy of enforced court decision (excerpt) on sentencing a spouse to at least three years in prison.
  
  

Documents required to register divorce on the basis of court decision :

• Written application.
• Document certifying identity (ID card of citizen or passport).
• Marriage certificate.
• Enforced court decision on divorce.

Office Locations & Contacts

Following link provides contact information of Public Service Development Agency and related Territorial Offices : Office Contact Information
Locations in Map of Public Service Hall : Office Locations

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Fees

Divorce on the basis of joint application of spouses :

• Fee of divorce registration and issuance of corresponding certificate is 45 GEL.
  
  

Divorce when a spouse is declared missing or incapable :

• Fee of divorce registration and issuance of corresponding certificate is 45 GEL.
  
  

Divorce when a spouse is a convict (and sentenced to at least three years in prison) :

• Fee of divorce registration and issuance of corresponding certificate is 45 GEL

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