If you want to divorce your foreign partner in the Netherlands to dissolve the marriage with a foreign partner whose residence or residential address is unknown, you must file a unilateral petition for divorce with the court.
It means notifying your foreign partner that you have filed a petition for divorce. If your partner is untraceable or has no permanent place of residence or domicile, the petition for divorce must be served publicly. Your petition will be served by the public prosecutor’s office and then published in the Official Gazette.
If your partner’s address is known, your petition will be served by the bailiff to your foreign partner’s home or residence address. If your partner lives abroad, different service requirements may apply; we can assist you with this.
On the International Divorce page you can read more about divorcing your foreign partner. We also handle other issues of an international nature such as alimony calculations, moving with minor children or dividing assets abroad.
