Do­cu­ments and ap­pli­ca­tion forms

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

• The application form can be found here (danish) 

Child contact

• Download agreement form (danish)

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

• 11 b declaration
• Power of attorney
• Declaration of marriage
• Truth declaration

4 September 2025 at 12:30 p.m.:

The payment module on the digital application( Certificate of Marital Status) is currently out of service. We are working to resolve the issue.

Apply to get married:

If you have already created an account and submitted an application you wish to access, please use this link:
Access overview of your application

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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