Decree Absolute
This document requires solicitor certification in order to be eligible for the apostille. Most orders are completed in just 1-2 working days all being well. If you also need translation or embassy attestation services the processing time will be increased.
(These documents are usually digitally issued. If your document has an original wet ink court seal and/or a wet ink signature from a judge then this will require the Apostille only service.)
Frequently used for:
The decree absolute is a court document that officially ends a marriage in the UK. If you need to provide this document to an overseas authority as evidence of a divorce you may be asked to get an Apostille.
This document is commonly legalised when an individual wishes to remarry or they would like to revert to the use of their maiden name. Previously the Apostille would typically issued to this document to verify the authenticity of the court seal or stamp.
These documents are now issued with a digital court seal only. As a result, solicitor certification is required in order for the document to be issued with the Apostille.
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Most decree absolute documents will contain the following wording.
The marriage between …… be dissolved unless sufficient cause be shown to the court within six weeks from the making thereof why the said decree should not be made absolute, and no such cause having been shown, it is there by certified that the said decree was on the DATE, made final and absolute and that the said marriage was there by dissolved.
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