Divorce

Submit the following documents to the Civic Affairs Section at Urayasu City Hall when you are getting divorced.

 For all the people

• Divorce notification:one copy

Divorce notification form is available at Urayasu City Hall. Submit one form as a couple.

When getting divorced under the Japanese law, proof of at least two witnesses is always required. Please have the name, date of birth, address, and nationality of the witnesses recognizing the divorce written on the right side of the divorce notification.

Please bring your identification document (such as passport) when you come to the counter to submit the form.

When a foreign national and a Japanese national are getting divorced

After submitting the divorce notification to the Civic Affairs Section, notify the embassy or consulate of your home country that you have gotten divorced.

When two foreign nationals are getting divorced

The laws of divorce differ depending on the country.Please contact the embassy or consulate of each of your home countries.

To get divorced under Japanese law, you must submit a divorce notification as a couple.

Certificates available after submitting a divorce notification 

You can obtain a certificate of receipt or certificate of registered matters at the Civic Affairs Section 
(350yen per certificate).

Please contact the Civic Affairs Section if you need one.