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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Registration of information - Marriages and civil unions - Dissolution of marriage or civil union

60: Notification of dissolution of marriage or civil union in New Zealand

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"Telling the Registrar-General when a marriage or civil union ends"

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If the Family Court makes certain orders under the Family Proceedings Act 1980, you need to know what happens next. The Court must tell the Registrar-General about the order as soon as possible. The Court can tell the Registrar-General by giving them a certificate or by sending the information electronically. When the Family Court makes an order to dissolve a marriage or civil union, you should understand that the Court has to notify the Registrar-General. The Registrar-General is told about the order so they can update their records. This helps keep track of marriages and civil unions in New Zealand. The Family Court can send the information to the Registrar-General in two ways: by certificate or electronically. The Registrar-General uses this information to keep accurate records. This is an important part of managing marriages and civil unions in New Zealand.

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Marriages and civil unions: Dissolution of marriage or civil union

60Notification of dissolution of marriage or civil union in New Zealand

  1. This section applies if the Family Court makes any of the following orders under the Family Proceedings Act 1980:

  2. an order dissolving a marriage or civil union:
    1. an order declaring that a party to a marriage or civil union is presumed to be dead and that the marriage or civil union is dissolved:
      1. an order declaring that a marriage or civil union is void from the start.

        1. A Registrar of the Family Court must notify the Registrar-General of the order as soon as practicable after the order is made.

        2. The notification may be made by—

        3. the Registrar providing a certificate of the order; or
          1. the Ministry of Justice providing the information required in the certificate by electronic means.

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