Getting married or registered partnership

You can choose either marriage or a registered partnership. Both regulate the legal side of cohabitation of both a man with a woman and two people of the same sex.

The differences between marriage and registered partnership are:

  • Terminating marriage or partnership.
    A registered partnership can end outside of court. The condition is that you and your partner both agree and that there are no minor children. To dissolve a marriage, you must always go to court. Furthermore, registered partnership does not have a legal separation, marriage does.
  • Yes-wedding.
    When you get married, you give each other the "yes word. With a registered partnership, this is not required.

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