Sentenza
Court judgment from a Tribunale
The judicial route, final once it has passed in giudicato and been recorded by the Comune.
Certified Italian Divorce Decree Translation
Sentenza di divorzioNegoziazione assistitaAnnotazione
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What is included in a certified Italian divorce decree translation?
You get three files: a scan of your Italian record, the full English translation, and a signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy.
- Every heading, ruling, seal, signature, and registry note translated
- A negoziazione assistita agreement translated as the final divorce it is, not as a draft settlement
- Scioglimento and cessazione degli effetti civili kept apart, because the wording follows how you married
- The annotazione and its date preserved, since that entry is when the divorce reaches the civil register
- Review the translation and request corrections before certification
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Documents we translate
Which Italian divorce documents can we translate?
Send whichever route ended your marriage. We name the document, confirm the page count and the price, and tell you what the receiving office usually wants beside it.
Negoziazione assistita
Agreement reached through lawyers
A route open since 2014 that carries the same legal effect as a court ruling.
Estratto / annotazione
Marriage record showing the divorce
The Comune extract where the divorce appears as an annotation on the original marriage entry.
Real Italian-language casework
What can complicate an Italian divorce translation?
Both cases are Italian civil records, and both turn on the same mechanism this page is built around: in Italy the marital status change lives as an annotation, not as a standalone certificate.
Italy · margin annotations
The marriage and the divorce were both margin notes
We translated each annotation with its own date and issuing office, so the sequence of events read correctly instead of collapsing into one entry.
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Italy · transcription
A U.S. decree had to be readable for an Italian registry
We translated the American judgment into Italian for transcription, keeping the court identifiers intact so the Comune could record it against the marriage.
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Do I need a sentenza, or is my lawyers’ agreement enough?
Italy ends marriages three different ways, and the document you hold depends on which route you took. All three produce a final divorce.
Tribunale
Sentenza di divorzio from the court
The judicial route ends in a sentenza, which becomes definitive once the appeal window closes and the ruling passes in giudicato.
A Tribunale judgment often runs several pages, with custody, assegno divorzile, and property provisions written into the operative section.
Whichever route ended the marriage, the divorce takes civil effect when the Comune records it. That annotation date is what a registry abroad reads.
Negoziazione assistita
An agreement between lawyers, with full legal force
Since 2014 spouses can divorce through a lawyer-assisted agreement, which produces the same effects as a judicial ruling once the required checks are done.
This surprises reviewers who expect a court seal. It is a final divorce, and we translate it as one rather than presenting it as a private settlement.
Comune
Agreement before the civil registrar
Couples without minor children can also divorce directly before the registrar at the Comune, without a court and without lawyers.
The resulting document looks administrative rather than judicial, and it still ends the marriage. We name the issuing office so its authority is visible in English.
Annotazione
Where the divorce actually appears
Italy records the divorce as an annotation against the original marriage entry, so an estratto of that record shows the status change.
Whether you married civilly or in a concordat ceremony changes the wording — scioglimento in one case, cessazione degli effetti civili in the other — and we keep the distinction.
How it works
How do I get an Italian divorce decree translated into English?
Upload the document that ended the marriage. We identify the route, confirm the page count and the price, then translate, cross-check, and certify.
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Upload the ruling or the agreement
Send the sentenza, the negoziazione agreement, or the Comune record, plus any earlier separation document and the marriage extract if you have it.
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We translate the route and its effect
An Italian specialist translates the operative provisions and the registry wording. A second reviewer checks the parties, the file number, and every date.
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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.
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How much does an Italian divorce decree translation cost?
No 250-word cap on dense court pages.
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$24.95/ page
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Client reviews
What do clients say about their Italian divorce document translations?
4.9 / 52,400+ client reviews
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Andrea C.
Los Angeles, CA
“I had a negoziazione assistita divorce from 2023. The translator correctly identified it as a final divorce, not just a separation agreement.”
Italy · Lawyer-assisted divorce
Named as a final divorce
Daniela M.
Miami, FL
“I needed both my separazione consensuale and the subsequent divorzio translated for USCIS, and both documents came back complete.”
Italy · Separation plus divorce
Both stages filed
Francesca L.
New York, NY
“My cessazione from the Tribunale di Milano was 7 pages with detailed custody provisions and assegno divorzile, and nothing was summarized away.”
Italy · Tribunale di Milano ruling
Custody terms intact
Questions before ordering
What does USCIS require for a translated Italian divorce record?
The translation rule is constant: file the Italian evidence with a complete certified English translation. Which Italian document ended your marriage decides what we translate.
How much does an Italian divorce decree translation cost?+−
The price is $24.95 per physical page, with no word cap. A Comune record runs one or two pages, while a Tribunale judgment with custody and support provisions runs longer. We confirm the count before you pay.
How long does an Italian divorce decree translation take?+−
Short records usually arrive within 24 hours. A multi-page sentenza takes longer, and we name the delivery window before production starts.
Will my Italian 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.
My divorce went through lawyers, not a court. Is that a real divorce?+−
Yes. A negoziazione assistita agreement has carried the same effect as a judicial ruling since 2014. We translate it as a final divorce so a reviewer does not mistake it for a private settlement.
Why do I have both a separation and a divorce document?+−
Italian law long required a separation period before a divorce could be granted, so many files hold both stages. Send both and we will tell you which one your recipient needs.
What does passaggio in giudicato mean on my sentenza?+−
It means the appeal window closed and the judgment is definitive. A ruling still open to appeal has not yet settled the marital status the way a reviewer expects.
What is the difference between scioglimento and cessazione degli effetti civili?+−
The wording follows how you married. A civil marriage is dissolved, while a concordat marriage has its civil effects ended, and the paperwork uses the matching phrase.
Can I use the marriage extract with the annotation instead?+−
Often yes, and it is much shorter. The Comune extract shows the divorce as an annotation with its date, so ask your receiving office whether that satisfies them.
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 registry may set its own rules, so follow that recipient’s checklist.
Does a certified translation make my Italian divorce recognized in the United States?+−
No. A translation makes the record readable; recognition is decided by the U.S. state where you file. The annotation date is usually the starting fact for that review.
What we check before certification
What can make a translated Italian divorce record unclear?
These issues repeat in Italian marital-history packets. The translation should show which route ended the marriage, and when the register recorded it.
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A lawyer-assisted agreement is read as a draft settlement
Our check: We translate a negoziazione assistita agreement as the final divorce it is, naming the mechanism instead of leaving a reviewer guessing.
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Separation and divorce are treated as the same event
Our check: We keep the separazione and the divorzio distinct, with their own dates, since only the second one ends the marriage.
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The annotation date is dropped as administrative noise
Our check: We preserve the annotazione and its date, because that entry is when the divorce takes effect in the civil register.
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Concordat wording is replaced with generic divorce language
Our check: Cessazione degli effetti civili describes a specific situation, so it is rendered as such rather than flattened into dissolution.
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 we certify. If an authority later asks for a translation-related correction, the revision is free.
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When do I need a certified Italian divorce decree translation?
USCIS reads divorce evidence to see whether an earlier marriage ended lawfully and when, which the Italian record establishes through its route and its annotation date.
Send the Italian record together with its certified English translation. The translation must not replace the source, shorten it, or quietly tidy 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 through marriage
USCIS asks for decrees or other records showing that an earlier marriage ended lawfully.
Comune
Transcription and consular filings
An Italian registry recording a foreign divorce needs the ruling translated into Italian instead.
Document glossary
What do common Italian divorce terms mean in English?
These terms name different routes and different stages, and Italian paperwork mixes them freely.
- Sentenza di divorzio
- The divorce judgment issued by a Tribunale.
- Passaggio in giudicato
- The point at which a judgment can no longer be appealed and becomes definitive.
- Negoziazione assistita
- A lawyer-assisted agreement that has carried the effect of a court ruling since 2014.
- Separazione
- The legal separation that Italian law long required before a divorce could follow.
- Scioglimento del matrimonio
- Dissolution of a civil marriage.
- Cessazione degli effetti civili
- The end of the civil effects of a concordat marriage celebrated in church.
- Annotazione
- The note added against the marriage entry, where the divorce takes civil effect.
- Assegno divorzile
- Post-divorce maintenance ordered in favour of one spouse.
Reference library
Where can I verify divorce document requirements?
Guidance and source links last rechecked .
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