Divorce
NB! The law does not allow the submission of a divorce application by e-mail.
No appointments are booked for application submission.
Divorce includes:
- filing a divorce application and
- confirmation of the divorce entry in the presence of the registrar.
A marriage shall be divorced at the Vital Statistics Department pursuant to a joint application of spouses if the place of residence for both spouses is in Estonia according to the population register and there are no disputes regarding dissolution of the marriage. Disputes regarding assets or children are not an obstacle standing in the way of dissolving a marriage at the Vital Statistics Department.
A divorce-related dispute is a situation in which one of the spouses wants a divorce, but the other does not. Former spouses can solve issues related to the assets and children after the divorce in court or at a notary.
An application for divorce is submitted in person and jointly to the registry office where the divorce is sought. Starting from 1 December 2024, it will be possible to file a divorce application in the e-population register .
An application for dissolution of the marriage shall be submitted in person and together in the Vital Statistics Department where they want to dissolve the marriage.
If one spouse has a good reason why he/she cannot visit the Vital Statistics Department in order to submit a joint application, he/she can submit a separate application confirmed by a notary. Consular officers shall not confirm such an application. Therefore, only an Estonian notary public can confirm a separate application. An application confirmed by a notary must be submitted to the registry office where the marriage is to be dissolved.
If the divorce application needs to be submitted in a prison, a notary shall be invited to the prison. It is a notarially confirmed application and the director of the prison cannot confirm it.
People who are divorcing must have a place of residence in Estonia for the duration of the divorce proceeding.
Before submitting the marriage dissolution application, you need to pay the state fee 90 €. You can pay the state fee by using your bank card (except American Express). In order to make the payment on-line, press the button ‘Paid service price’.
Where to start
In order for the application for divorce to be submitted in the e-population register
- your marriage is entered in the population register and
- both spouses are residents of Estonia.
Personal identification
You will be identified when you log in to the www.rahvastikuregister.ee .
Application registration
The spouse who is the first to fill in the application for divorce in the e-population register, indicates the desired time of divorce agreed in advance with the other spouse and the local government and chooses their own post-divorce surname in the event that they have the right to restore their former name through divorce.
After the application is approved, it is forwarded to the other spouse for approval. They can choose their own post-divorce surname in case they have the right to restore their former name after divorce. The consent giver pays the state fee.
Application reception confirmation
The spouses' joint application for divorce is then forwarded to the local government. After the vital statistics officer has reviewed the application, confirmation is sent to the spouses about the suitability of the time of divorce specified in the application, or the officer contacts the spouses to agree on the necessary changes.
Payment
The payment of the state fee of €90 is made upon submission of the application for divorce on the portal of the population register. The second spouse, who is the one who consented to the divorce, pays the state fee.
Where to start
- See application (Vorm 1 or Vorm 2).
- Come to the Vital Statistics Department with your spouse (Pärnu mnt 67, Tallinn) to submit the marriage dissolution application.
- Submit a marriage document if the marriage document data is not available in the population register.
If the marriage has been dissolved abroad, use our service to register the divorce in Estonia: Changing and complementing personal details in the population register.
A foreign document (for example, marriage document issued in a foreign country) must be legalised or confirmed with an apostille, unless the international agreement states otherwise.
A document in a foreign language must be translated into Estonian, Russian or English, except when the document is in Russian or English. If the documents have been translated, the evidence shall be submitted with a translation confirmed by a notary authority, consular officer or sworn translator.
Personal identification
Present a valid identity document (the passport, ID-card).
What to do with the form
Payment
The state fee of 50 euros (since 01.01.2025 state fee is 90 euros) can be paid in spot with a bank card (it is not possible to pay in cash) or by using a payment link or transfer in advance to the account of the Ministry of Finance:
| Swedbank | EE932200221023778606 |
| SEB pank | EE891010220034796011 |
| Luminor Bank | EE701700017001577198 |
| LHV Pank | EE777700771003813400 |
| Viitenumber: | 10294002000011 |
| Selgitus: | RL abielulahutus ja lahutaja nimi |
| Saaja: | Rahandusministeerium |
Result
Come again with your spouse on the appointed day of divorce. You will be provided with a pre-filled form to sign the divorce record, a divorce entry will be made in the population register and, if desired, divorce certificates will be issued.
When the result is unsatisfactory
Please follow our guidelines to reach the desired result. If you and your spouse are arguing about the dissolution of the marriage, the Vital Statistics Department shall not dissolve the marriage, instead the court will do this.
The court shall dissolve a marriage in the event that the spouses are arguing about the divorce or circumstances related to the divorce or if the Vital Statistics Department is not competent to dissolve the marriage (the other spouse does not agree or does not live in Estonia).
You can acquire information on obtaining a divorce in an Estonian court from the Harju County Court, located at Lubja 4, [email protected] , 620 0100.
Reception hours
Reception hours
Vital Statistics Department
| Name | Unit | Price | |
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Riigilõiv- abielulahutuse kande tegemise eest
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tk
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90.00 €
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Pay |