Acte de mariage
Marriage record carrying the divorce
For France this is usually the document you need. Ask the town hall for the copie intégrale.
Certified French Divorce Certificate Translation
Acte de mariage avec mention de divorceJugement de divorceAttestation de dépôt
Certified English translation for USCIS, spouse and fiancé(e) petitions, naturalization filings, courts, and other marital-history review.
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Finality and court structure preserved
Case caption · ruling · finality · seals · registration notes
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How much does a French divorce certificate translation cost?
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Your filing package
What is included in a certified French divorce translation?
You get three files: a scan of your French record, the full English translation, and a signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy.
- Every printed field, seal, stamp, and margin entry translated
- The mention de divorce translated in full, not shortened to “divorced”
- Acte, jugement, and attestation de dépôt kept apart, never merged into one
- Both surnames carried through, including a nom d’usage dropped after the divorce
- Review the translation and request corrections before certification
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Documents we translate
Which French divorce documents can we translate?
Have one document? That is enough to start. Upload the record you want translated. We confirm the page count, the price, and the delivery time before you pay.
Jugement
Court judgment of divorce
We translate short rulings and full multi-page judgments alike, property and custody parts included.
Related records
Other French-language divorce papers
The notary’s attestation de dépôt, a certificat de non-appel, the livret de famille, and apostilles.
Real French-language casework
What can complicate a French divorce or civil-record translation?
A divorce record is only as readable as the hand that filled it in. This francophone civil record shows the check we run whenever a letter could be read two ways, because one misread character travels through every page after it.
Senegal · handwriting
One handwritten letter could be read two ways
We matched the hand against the same clerk’s other letters rather than guessing, because an N read as an H changes the name on every page after it.
Read the caseWhich record proves the divorce
Is there a French divorce certificate?
No. France writes the divorce into the margin of your marriage record instead of issuing a separate certificate. Since 2017 many divorces never reach a judge at all. We name the record you actually hold.
France
Mention de divorce in the margin of the acte de mariage
The town hall where you married writes the divorce into the margin of the acte de mariage, then tells the birth town halls to do the same on each spouse’s acte de naissance.
So your proof is a marriage record, not a divorce one. The mention carries the date, the court or notary, and the reference the divorce was recorded under.
Ask for the copie intégrale. An extrait can leave the margin off, and the margin is the whole point.
France · since 2017
Divorce by mutual consent, without a judge
From January 2017, spouses who agree can divorce through a convention countersigned by their lawyers and deposited with a notary. No court ever rules on it.
The notary issues an attestation de dépôt, and the margin entry then names that notary and the office. If your file has no jugement, this is probably why.
France · court
Jugement de divorce from the Tribunal judiciaire
A contested divorce still ends in a judgment. It carries the court, the case reference, the ruling, and any provisions on property, support, and children.
A certificat de non-appel is sometimes issued alongside it to show no appeal was filed. We translate it as its own document rather than folding it into the judgment.
Quebec · elsewhere
Other French-speaking systems work differently
Canada does issue a real certificat de divorce, sent by the court once the order takes effect. In Quebec, civil status records themselves come from the Directeur de l’état civil.
Haiti, Senegal, Cameroon, Morocco, and Algeria each use their own forms and their own offices. We name the issuing authority as printed rather than mapping it onto a French one.
How it works
How do I get a French divorce document translated into English?
Upload the record first. We name the document, confirm the full page set and the price, then translate, check, and certify it.
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Upload every page you have
Send the acte de mariage, the jugement or attestation de dépôt, the livret de famille pages, and the apostille. Add the USCIS notice that names what they asked for.
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We translate the record and the margins
A French specialist translates the registry or court text. A second reviewer checks the names, the dates, the court or notary reference, and every margin entry.
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Review and receive the certified set
Ask for fixes before we certify. You then get the source copy, the full English translation, and the signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy.
Certified · typically within 24 hours
How much does a French divorce translation cost?
No 250-word cap on dense registry pages.
Certified price
$24.95/ page
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Client reviews
What do clients say about their French divorce translations?
4.9 / 52,400+ client reviews
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Nathalie P.
Brooklyn, NY
“My proof of divorce was a note in the margin of my marriage certificate. They translated the whole mention, with the court and the date, instead of writing one line saying I was divorced.”
France · Acte with mention de divorce
Margin entry translated in full
Jean-Claude M.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
“The judgment ran several pages with property and custody provisions. All of it was translated, and my attorney could follow the French court structure in English.”
France · Jugement with provisions
Every provision translated
Isabelle R.
Austin, TX
“Mine was the newer divorce done through lawyers and a notary, so there was no court judgment at all. The translation made clear what the attestation de dépôt was.”
France · Notarial route, no judgment
Notary deposit explained
Questions before ordering
What does USCIS require for a translated French divorce document?
The translation rule is always the same: file the French-language evidence with a full certified English translation. Which record proves the divorce depends on the country and on how it was granted.
How much does a French divorce translation cost?+−
The price is $24.95 per physical page, with no word cap. An acte de mariage is usually one page, even when the margin is dense. A judgment can run several. We confirm the count before you pay.
How long does a French divorce translation take?+−
Most one- to three-page orders arrive within 24 hours. For long judgments, and for older records with handwritten margins, we confirm a delivery time before we start.
Will my French divorce translation be accepted by USCIS?+−
Your package holds the source copy, a full English translation, and a signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy. If USCIS raises a translation issue, we revise it free. That does not replace holding the right record in the first place.
Where is my French divorce certificate?+−
There is not one. France writes the divorce into the margin of your marriage record, so your proof is a copie intégrale of the acte de mariage carrying that mention.
My acte de mariage does not mention the divorce. What now?+−
You are probably holding an extrait rather than a copie intégrale, or a copy printed before the mention was added. Ask the town hall where you married for a current copie intégrale.
I divorced through lawyers and a notary. Where is my judgment?+−
There is none. Since 2017 a divorce by mutual consent can be settled by a convention countersigned by lawyers and deposited with a notary. The notary’s attestation de dépôt is the document.
Which divorce date should match my USCIS form?+−
Use the date the form asks for, if the record backs it up. The judgment, the notary deposit, and the margin entry can carry different dates. The translation labels each one.
What is a certificat de non-appel?+−
A certificate stating that no appeal was filed against the judgment. It is a separate document, and we translate it as one rather than folding it into the ruling.
Does USCIS require notarization or an apostille?+−
USCIS generally asks for a certified English translation, not a notarized one and not an apostille. A court, consulate, or foreign office may set its own rules, so follow that recipient’s checklist.
Do you translate records from Quebec, Haiti, or West Africa?+−
Yes. French-language civil records from any country come through the same team. Canada issues a real certificat de divorce, and we name each issuing office as it appears rather than assuming a French form.
What we check before certification
What can make a translated French divorce record unclear to USCIS?
These issues come up again and again in French-language marital-history packets. The translation should show the mention, the dates, and the record type, not leave the officer to work them out.
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The mention de divorce is reduced to one word
Our check: We translate the margin entry in full, with its date, its court or notary, and the reference it cites. That block is the evidence, not a label.
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An extrait is submitted instead of a copie intégrale
Our check: We check whether the margin is present before work starts, because no translation can add a mention the copy does not carry.
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A nom d’usage is treated as a legal surname
Our check: French records separate the birth surname from a married name used in daily life. We keep the two apart so a name change reads correctly.
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The notarial route is described as a court ruling
Our check: A convention deposited with a notary is not a jugement. We name the route as the document names it, because they are different acts.
The standard behind these checks
AcceptReady™ is CertTranslate's published standard for certified translations: complete word-for-word translation, mirrored page layout, signed and stamped Certificate of Accuracy on letterhead, and matched to the receiver's published requirements.
How to check each one yourselfChecked before certification. If an authority later requests a translation-related correction, revisions remain free.
Start my translationCommon USCIS contexts
When do I need a certified French divorce translation?
USCIS reads divorce evidence to see whether an earlier marriage ended lawfully, and whether both people were then free to marry again.
Send the French-language record together with its certified English translation. The translation must not replace the source, shorten it, or quietly fix it.
I-130 / I-485
Spouse petition and adjustment
Proof that an earlier marriage ended supports the current marriage in a family-based case.
I-129F
K-1 fiancé(e) petition
Both parties must show that prior marriages ended and that they are legally free to marry.
N-400
Naturalization and name change
USCIS asks for records showing an earlier marriage ended lawfully. A name change on the form has to be evidenced too.
Visa / court
Consular or state-law review
Which civil record counts, and whether it needs a stamp, follows the destination’s own checklist.
Document glossary
What do common French divorce terms mean in English?
These terms often show up together, but they name different documents, offices, or stages of the divorce.
- Mention marginale
- The margin entry that writes a later event into a civil record.
- Acte de mariage
- Marriage record; in France it carries the divorce mention.
- Copie intégrale
- A full copy that prints the margin; an extrait may not.
- Jugement de divorce
- The court judgment granting the divorce.
- Attestation de dépôt
- The notary’s receipt for a divorce convention filed since 2017.
- Certificat de non-appel
- Certificate stating that no appeal was filed.
- Livret de famille
- The family booklet; it also carries the divorce mention.
- Nom d’usage
- A married name used in daily life, separate from the birth surname.
Reference library
Where can I verify French divorce document requirements?
Guidance and source links last rechecked .
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