Documents and application forms
Please note that some application forms are available in Danish only.
Adoption
- Application for approval as adoptive parent
- Health declaration - adoption to be completed by applicant
- Health certificate - adoption to be completed by doctor
Child support
Child contact
Custody and residence
- Download form for agreement in joint custody (danish)
- Download form for agreement: Cessation of joint custody agreement (danish)
- Download form for transfer of custody from one parent to the other (danish)
- Download form for custody/residence if there is currently joint custody (danish)
International Marriages
Apply to get married in Denmark:
Separation/divorce
- Petition for legal separation
- Petition for divorce after legal separation
- Petition for divorce without prior separation
Paternity
- Declaration of joint Care and Responsibility on paternity (entails joint custody)
- Acknowledgement of Paternity
- The mother’s information regarding paternity or co-motherhood
Name change
- Find your parish at sogn.dk(in Danish only)
- Naming application on borger.dk(in Danish only)
- Name change application on borger.dk(in Danish only)
The Agency of Family Law has received a petition
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