Conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage

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If you are in a registered civil partnership, you can also have it converted into a marriage.

Special information for - City of Rodgau

How do I do this with the city of Rodgau?

When?

How?

1. submission of the documents in advance by email to standesamt@rodgau.de or as a copy by post


    • Certified copy from the civil partnership register or a civil partnership certificate stating the birth register number and the birth registry office
    • An extended registration certificate if you are resident in Germany

2. subsequently on site


    • Rodgau, Hintergasse 15 by appointment under the telephone numbers 06106 693-1120, 1215, 1289, 1280

What do I need for this? (documents)


    • To be presented on site in the original
      • Identity card or passport/travel document of the person wishing to marry
      • Certified copy from the civil partnership register or a civil partnership certificate stating the birth register number and the birth registry office
      • An extended registration certificate if you are resident in Germany

Costs?

  • free of charge (additional fees of €71.00 may only be charged for requested certificates or for marriage ceremonies outside opening hours)

General, more detailed information on this service can be found below.

  • Service description

    People living in a registered civil partnership can convert this into a marriage from 1 October 2017. To do so, the civil partners must declare in person and in the presence of a registrar that they wish to marry for life. If the civil partners have not yet had a joint civil partnership name, they can choose a married name as part of the marriage.

  • Procedure

    The civil partners concerned register the intended conversion of their civil partnership into a marriage with the relevant registry office.

    To register the marriage, both partners usually go to the relevant registry office together. If one of the two partners is unable to attend, they can authorise the other partner in writing. The registry office requires the written authorisation of the unavailable partner.

    If both are prevented from doing so for an important reason, they can also register the conversion in writing or through an authorised representative.

  • Prerequisites

    The two partners must live in a registered civil partnership and declare to a registrar in person and in the presence of each other that they wish to marry for life.

  • Which documents are required?

    • valid identity card or passport
    • Certificate of residence from the registration office
    • if the birth was notarised in Germany: certified extract from the (electronic) register of births or certified copy from the register of births
    • if the birth was notarised abroad: current birth certificate

    If the existing civil partnership was not established at the registry office that is to receive the declaration of conversion, the civil partners must also submit a civil partnership certificate or a printout from the civil partnership register.

  • What fees are incurred?

    Free of charge

  • Legal basis

    • §§ Sections 11, 12 (1) and (2) nos. 1 to 3, Sections 14 to 16, Section 17a of the Personal Status Act
    • §§ 28 f. Ordinance on Civil Status
    • § Section 20a of the Civil Partnership Act
    • §§ Sections 1309, 1353, 1355 of the German Civil Code
    • Art. 3 of the Act on the Introduction of the Right to Marriage for Persons of the Same Sex

  • What else should I know?

    The rights and obligations of civil partners are determined by the date on which the civil partnership was established, even after the civil partnership has been converted into a marriage.


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