Certified translation › Divorce certificate
Divorce certificate translation — whether the Bezirksgericht's final decree or a marriage certificate annotated with the divorce — is produced as a certified translation by a sworn, court-certified Austrian translator, with the finality endorsement and case reference number in full, for remarriage abroad, a legal name change or a visa or citizenship file. From €59 incl. certification and shipping.
Court-sworn translators · § 14 SDG · finality endorsement & case reference number in full · apostille via the Landesgericht president · Brussels IIb recognition for EU divorces
Short & clear
For submission to an authority in another language area: yes. What's usually required is not a short "divorce certificate" but the final decree of the Bezirksgericht (Beschluss for an uncontested divorce, Urteil for a contested one) bearing the finality endorsement (Rechtskraftvermerk). A court-sworn translator, authorised under § 14 SDG, renders the decree, the finality endorsement and the case reference number in full — and the certified translation is recognised across Austria.
One distinction matters: the translation makes the decree legible — recognition of a divorce granted abroad is a separate procedure under §§ 97 ff AußStrG (or, for EU divorces, generally none at all). We help you work out which one your case needs, and translate only that.
When is it needed?
A divorce almost always turns on civil status — and on whether remarriage is possible. These are the procedures that call for a certified translation.
Court, apostille & recognition
An Austrian divorce decree is issued by the Bezirksgericht (district court) — a Beschluss for an uncontested divorce under § 55a Ehegesetz, an Urteil where the divorce was contested. If the decree needs to be used abroad, the receiving authority often requires an apostille — and for court documents, that apostille is issued by the president of the Landesgericht (Regional Court) in whose district the Bezirksgericht sits, not by the Amt der Landesregierung, which handles personal-status certificates such as birth or marriage documents. The FÜD does not issue apostilles, but we point you to the competent office and the right order of steps.
The reverse case: a divorce granted abroad only takes effect in Austria once the Personenstandsbehörde has confirmed it is recognised. EU divorces are generally recognised under the Brussels IIb Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 without a separate procedure — Austria is an EU member state, so this covers most cross-border cases we see. Divorces from non-EU countries are recognised under §§ 97 ff AußStrG, on request with a decision of the Bezirksgericht. Either way, the certified translation of the decree — plus, for an EU case, the accompanying court certificate — is what we deliver; the receiving authority confirms which route applies.
Without finality, a divorce decree is just a piece of paper.
That's why we translate the finality endorsement, case reference number and court seal in full.
Where the value lies
Court documents fail on formalities: a missing finality endorsement, a mistyped case reference number, a legal term forced into the wrong system. The most frequent causes — and how we solve them.
| Pitfall | Why it matters | How the FÜD solves it |
|---|---|---|
| Finality endorsement left untranslated | Without finality, the divorce has no legal effect; the receiving authority rejects the decree. | The finality endorsement is translated explicitly; if it's missing from the original, we flag that. |
| Case reference number mistyped | The Bezirksgericht's case reference identifies the proceedings — a transposed digit makes the file untraceable. | Case references and file numbers are carried over exactly, in their original position. |
| "Beschluss" confused with "Urteil" | An uncontested Austrian divorce is issued as a decree (Beschluss), a contested one as a judgment (Urteil) — the wrong term reads as an error. | We use the term that matches the actual procedure, not a literal guess. |
| Foreign legal concepts forced into Austrian terms | Concepts like "decree nisi/absolute" or foreign custody and property regimes change meaning if translated word for word. | The concept is translated with its meaning intact and explained, without implying an Austrian legal institution that doesn't exist. |
| Recognition confused with translation | A translated foreign divorce is not automatically recognised in Austria — remarriage then fails at the Standesamt. | We separate the two clearly: we deliver the translation; recognition under §§ 97 ff AußStrG (or Brussels IIb for EU cases) is a separate step we point you to. |
| Seal & signatures left out | Without a description of the round court seal and signature, the translation is incomplete. | Seals, stamps and signatures are described and translated; anything illegible is marked as such. |
Two separate steps: we make the decree legible and fit to submit through a certified translation. Whether a foreign divorce counts for an Austrian Standesamt is decided by recognition — automatic under Brussels IIb for EU divorces, or via §§ 97 ff AußStrG for the rest. We tell you which applies and what documents it needs.
Use cases
Remarriage, correcting your status, or a foreign procedure — the purpose determines the form and whether you need an apostille.
Remarrying abroad
Divorce granted abroad
EU case
How it works
You upload a complete scan of the final decree — every page, the finality endorsement and the case reference number included. We review the scope and language direction and name a binding fixed price in EUR. Once you approve it, a court-sworn translator translates it true to form and layout.
You receive the translation as a PDF in advance and the certified original afterwards by post. On request, we also clarify what your case needs for the apostille and — for a foreign divorce — for recognition.
Quote & price
We review the decree, the language and whether an apostille or recognition is also needed, then name a binding fixed price in EUR. Short divorce certificates are usually a flat fee per document; multi-page decrees with full reasoning are priced per standard line — certification, an advance PDF and postal delivery included.
| Certified translation by a court-sworn translator (§ 14 SDG) | ✓included |
| Certification note, round court seal and signature (recognised across Austria) | ✓included |
| Finality endorsement & case reference number translated in full | ✓included |
| Advance PDF & postal delivery of the hard copy | ✓included |
| Quality management & final check | ✓included |
Standard divorce certificates are usually a flat fee per document; multi-page decrees are priced per standard line (55 characters incl. spaces), from € 0.89. We name the exact amount after a brief review. How the price is made up →
Sources & legal basis
Every legal and procedural claim on this page is tied to a primary, verifiable source — Austrian law as published by RIS, the responsible federal authorities and the relevant EU instrument. Acceptance of any individual document is always decided by the receiving authority.
FAQ
The FÜD told me plainly that the translation on its own wasn't enough for remarriage, and that my Serbian divorce needed recognition under §§ 97 ff AußStrG first. That honest heads-up saved me a lot of time.
D. Yılmaz · remarriage, Graz
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