Dutch Legislation

Article 1:163

in force

Dissolution of marriage · Divorce (echtscheiding)

Civil Code — Book 1 · Title 9 · Section 2 · In force since 1999-02-17

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1.

The divorce is effected by the registration of the decree in the registers of civil status.

2.

The registration is made upon the petition of the parties or of one of them.

3.

If the petition for registration has not been made at the latest six months after the day on which the order has become final, the order loses its force.

1.

De echtscheiding komt tot stand door de inschrijving van de beschikking in de registers van de burgerlijke stand.

2.

De inschrijving geschiedt op verzoek van partijen of van één van hen.

3.

Indien het verzoek tot inschrijving niet is gedaan uiterlijk zes maanden na de dag waarop de beschikking in kracht van gewijsde is gegaan, verliest de beschikking haar kracht.

Decisions of the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) applying this article. Annotations are unofficial translations.

2011-05-27 · ECLI:NL:HR:2011:BP9874

Family law. Interest in appeal. Notwithstanding the registration of the judgment in first instance whereby the divorce (echtscheiding) was pronounced, a party has an interest in an appeal against the divorce decree, as the divorce is only effected by the registration in the registers of the civil status of a divorce decree that has acquired the force of res judicata (Article 1:163 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 1:20 paragraph 2 of the Civil Code).

Decision on rechtspraak.nl

2010-10-22 · ECLI:NL:HR:2010:BN1258

Family law. Divorce; a decision granting a divorce against which an appeal has been lodged only acquires the force of res judicata within the meaning of Article 1:163 paragraph 3 of the Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek) after the appellate decision has acquired the force of res judicata, including in cases where the appeal may have been lodged late; this rule admits no exception in cases where any doubt regarding the timeliness or legal validity of the remedy sought is excluded from the outset, if only because the question of whether "any" doubt is actually excluded may again give rise to discussion and uncertainty; the Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) hereby departs from HR 6 January 1961, NJ 1963, 150.

Decision on rechtspraak.nl