Marriage consummation

Before the marriage, the spouses must be asked whether there have been any changes in their actual circumstances concerning the marriage requirements since the registration of the marriage and whether they wish to choose a married name.

The marriage ceremony should be conducted in a dignified manner appropriate to the significance of the marriage.The witnesses to the marriage are no longer mandatory under German law, but can still be involved.

The marriage ceremony takes place in a place designated (prescribed) for this purpose by the competent authority (registry office).

The legal marriage requires the legal capacity of the parties to the marriage, which is checked by the registrar. The declarations of the spouses that they wish to enter into marriage with each other must be recorded by the registrar in a transcript following the marriage. The transcript must contain all the information to be recorded in the marriage register. It must be signed by the spouses, the witnesses and the registrar.

The registry office of the independent municipality, the association municipality and the city in which you have your residence or habitual abode is responsible.

The registry office of the independent municipality, the association municipality and the city in which you have your residence or habitual abode is responsible.

• Registration of the intended marriage.
• If the spouses do not speak the language, an interpreter must be brought along at the request of the spouses.
• The spouses must be of legal age.
• The spouses must have legal capacity.
• The spouses must be present in person.
• There must be no impediment to the marriage.

• Proof of identity (identity card, passport, or suitable identification document)

• Dependent on the individual case, may vary.
• The costs depend on the administrative work involved, the location and the time of the marriage. Please contact the responsible office.

If the marriage does not take place within six months of registration, the marriage must be registered again and the marriage requirements checked.

The duration may vary. Please contact the relevant registry office.

• No. 11 ff. General Administrative Regulation on the Civil Status Act ( PStG-VwV)

• § Section 104 of the German Civil Code (BGB)
• § 1310 ff. German Civil Code (BGB)
• § 1896 ff. German Civil Code (BGB)
• § Section 1903 of the German Civil Code (BGB)
• Art. 13 para. 4 sentence 2 Introductory Act to the German Civil Code (BGBEG)
• § Section 6 of the Civil Status Act (PStG)
• § 11 ff. Civil Status Act (PStG)
• § 28 f. Civil Status Ordinance (PStV)

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17.03.2021