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Divorce Registration (Rikon-todoke)

💡 The Bottom Line
Bring your photo ID and seal (optional) to the Citizens' Affairs Division on the 1st floor of City Hall. An attachment is required if you have minor children.
🗓 5W1H Overview
👤 Who
Husband and wife (Petitioner for mediation/court divorce)
📋 What
Submit divorce registration
⏰ When
Effective from the date of notification (within 10 days for mediation/court divorce)
📍 Where
Ota City Hall 1st Floor, Citizens' Affairs Division
❗ Why
Not specified
📝 How
Submit at the counter
📖 Easy Explanation

Divorce Registration in Ota City

This is the procedure to submit a divorce registration to Ota City.

📝 Applicants and Period

  • Applicant: Husband and wife (For mediation/court divorce: the petitioner)
  • Effective Date: Effective from the date of notification (For mediation/court divorce: must be submitted within 10 days from the date of mediation establishment/court decision)

🏢 Where to submit

  • Ota City Hall 1st Floor, Citizens' Affairs Division

⚠️ Note on Civil Code Amendment

Due to the Civil Code amendment, the format of the divorce registration form will change. If you already have the old form and have minor children, you must fill out a separate attachment and submit it together with the divorce registration. (New divorce registration forms are distributed at the Citizens' Affairs Division counter.)

✅ Checklist
  • Distributed at the Citizens' Affairs Division counter
    Required
  • Stamping is optional
    Optional
  • Photo ID (Driver's license, My Number Card, etc.)
    Required
  • Required if you have an old form and minor children
    Optional
  • To retain the married surname after divorce
    Optional
  • To change the child's surname (Requires Family Court permission later)
    Optional
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