Within the realm of Civil Status Acts, annotations are made concerning changes in the civil status of an individual as a result of marriage dissolution through divorce.

In cases of divorces registered in Romania, the court where the divorce decree has become final automatically forwards a copy of it to the Civil Registry Office where the marriage took place.

However, if the divorce is granted by a foreign court, it will not be automatically communicated to the Civil Registry Office. This necessitates actions on the part of the individuals involved in the divorce. It is important to note that the registration of foreign court decisions also pertains to judgments pronounced within the European Union, as well as other international contexts. For instance, judgments pronounced within the EU are considered under this process. To exemplify, a non-exhaustive list of European Union member states includes: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden.

Pursuant to Article 4 of Law No. 119/1996 on Civil Status Acts, Romanian citizens and stateless individuals are obliged to request the registration of events and acts of civil status that occur within the country at the local public community service for personal records or, where applicable, at the competent municipality.

Also, for divorce registration in Romania, these citizens are required to request the inclusion of notations on the civil status documents recorded in Romanian civil status registers. Furthermore, according to Article 44 of the same law, Romanian citizens are obligated to request, within six months of changes in civil status or name changes occurring abroad, the inclusion of these notations in Romanian civil status registers.

 This request can be made personally or through an authorized representative with a special power of attorney. The registration of acts and events of civil status and the inclusion of annotations are carried out upon request, based on the applicant's declaration, or ex officio. Consequently, if you have divorced abroad, you are obligated to submit a request for the inclusion of an annotation regarding the dissolution of marriage in the registers of Romanian civil status within six months from the date of the change in civil status.

 The annotation regarding the dissolution of marriage is recorded on the marriage certificate and the birth certificates of the former spouses. To submit a request for the inclusion of annotations concerning divorce that occurred abroad, applications can be submitted personally or through an authorized representative with a special power of attorney at the local public community service for personal records/the municipality of the administrative-territorial unit that holds the relevant document.

Applications must be accompanied by the following documents: Birth certificate - original and certified copy Marriage certificate - original and certified copy Divorce decree - original, certified copy, and legalized translation For signatory states of the 1961 Hague Convention, the original divorce decree must include an apostille. For non-signatory states, divorce decrees must be superlegalized in accordance with specific regulations. If the foreign divorce decree is not fully recognized in Romania (concerning authorities from states that are not European Union members), the recognition of the foreign decree by a competent Romanian court must be attached. Identity document - certified copy Self-declaration by the document holder, in cases where the name to be assumed after divorce is not indicated in the divorce decree.