Ending cohabitation

Statutory cohabitation ends:

• automatically on the marriage or death of one of the cohabitants
• voluntarily by a joint declaration or a unilateral written declaration that is submitted and formally acknowledged by the Civil Registrar in the municipality of residence

The declaration must contain the following information:

• the date of the declaration
• the full name, date and place of birth of the cohabitants
• the signature of both persons or of the person making a unilateral declaration
• the home address of both persons
• a clear reference to the wish to end legal cohabitation.

Most municipalities have a standard declaration form for ending legal cohabitation.

For information on the administrative procedure for ending legal cohabitation, contact the Civil Registry in your municipality.