How We Helped a Client from Düsseldorf Finalize a
Our client, Nikolas from Düsseldorf, Germany, lived in Russia from 2010 to 2022, working for the local branch of Siemens. In 2017, he married Elizaveta. The couple had no children.
In 2022, Nikolas returned to Germany. For the next two years, he hoped his wife would join him, but she refused. In 2024, he turned to GK Legal for assistance in dissolving the marriage.
As a first step, we helped restore a lost marriage certificate — the original was held by the spouse, who opposed the divorce. We then prepared and filed a petition with the magistrates’ court at her place of residence.
The court proceedings lasted two months and included an initial hearing, which was postponed for one month to allow for reconciliation, and a final session. One month after the ruling, the decision entered into legal force.
Our team obtained certified copies of the judgment and the divorce certificate, arranged for apostille certification, and translated the documents into German. All materials were sent to Germany by express mail.
The divorce was duly recognized by all competent authorities in Germany.
