Divorce

How to get divorced in Sweden

You must apply to your local district court if you want to get divorced. You can submit either an individual or a joint application.

• Divorce (the Swedish courts, “Sveriges domstolar”) (in Swedish) External link.

The district court might require you to attach a Divorce population registration certificate to your application.

• All population registration certificates

Have you already been granted a divorce in Sweden?

When the district court has reached a decision on your divorce, and its decision has become final, the district court will inform the Swedish Tax Agency of it. You don’t need to contact the Swedish Tax Agency when you have been granted a divorce in Sweden

Have you been granted a divorce in a country other than Sweden?

The Swedish Tax Agency will not normally be informed of your divorce automatically if it was granted in a country other than Sweden. You therefore need to inform the Swedish Tax Agency that you are divorced. You can do this by sending us a letter, or by visiting a Swedish state service centre in person.

You need to provide the following information:

• your name
• your personal identity number or date of birth
• your telephone number or email address
• confirmation that you have been granted a divorce
• details of how you were granted a divorce – for example, the country in which you were divorced, the name of the court or authority that granted it
• the date from which your divorce applies

If possible, please attach a copy of your divorce certificate to your letter. We will contact you if we need any additional information. When the Swedish Tax Agency has reached a decision, we will inform you of this.

If you choose to send a letter, please write to the Swedish Tax Agency at the following address:

Skatteverket
Folkbokföringen
205 30 Malmö

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