With express procedures now and away from the courtrooms, consensual divorces may be issued in front of a Notary. And this, as the law 4509/2017 was published, which provides the possibility of the dissolution of the marriage through a notary.

According to the new law 4509/2017, if the couple has consensually decided on the dissolution of the marriage, they can, with a visit to their f attorney, carry out the dissolution of their marriage and settle the issues of custody of their minor children (if any). The agreements signed will then be submitted to the notary, before whom the couple appears after their attorneys (or only the attorneys) where they sign the notarial deed of dissolution of their marriage.

An irrevocable dissolution of the marriage occurs with the submission of a copy of the notarial deed to the registry office, where the marriage has been registered and in case of religious marriage, the attorneys follow the procedure of spiritual settlement by prosecutor’s order in the Holy Metropolis, to which the church belongs. Marriage. In fact, this last step is mandatory for the spiritual solution of marriage.

At the same time, this law provides for sanctions. Thus, whoever violates the alimony obligation «so that the beneficiary is deprived or forced to accept the help of others, is punishable by up to one year in prison», while anyone sentenced to imprisonment of at least 6 months, whoever intentionally does not comply with the agreement ratified by the notary in the matter of communication with minor children.