Maharashtra - Download or View Divorce Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Download or View Divorce Certificate, the applicant has to approach the High Court link
2. The applicant's divorce becomes final when the court draws the decree of divorce.
3. When divorce proceedings come to an end, then apply a complete certified copy of the applicant's case file.
4. The applicant must visit the courtroom/judge room to collect the certificate.
5. Ask the respective officer for a copy of the decree.
6. Give the details to the officer for the checking process.
7. The applicant will get the divorce certificate from the officer.
8. If required, the applicant has to submit the proof document for verification.
9. The fee for this divorce certificate is free of cost.
10. The processing time for this procedure is within a day.

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Required Documents

• Divorce decree

Office Locations & Contacts

The Registrar General – Maharashtra
Bombay High Court,
Fort, Mumbai -32.
Email : [email protected]
Contact link

Eligibility

• Any divorce decree holder who intends to Download or View Divorce Certificate is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The fee for this divorce certificate is free of cost.

Validity

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is within a day.

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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

• Name
• Case number
• Spouse name
• Contact number
• Address
• City
• District
• Signature

Need for the Document

• A divorce certificate is a legal separation document, it contains the name of the spouses and the date on which their marriage got dissolved. A divorced person normally uses the divorce certificate for various legal purposes as evidence of the divorce.
  

Information which might help

• The final decree of divorce is described as the court's sanctioned order granting a completion of the applicant's marriage. If the state of affairs of the applicant's divorce lands his/her in court and goes to trial, the judge grants a verdict, the verdict is established when the decree finalizes the entire divorce process.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• A divorce certificate is used as a proof document.

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Others

Remarry without a divorce:

• It is illegal. Under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, if a person marries a second time, without a divorce, while their spouse is alive, the marriage is considered bigamy, which is a punishable offense.