Apostille for a court judgments & divorce decrees from United States
A court judgments & divorce decrees from United States is apostilled by Secretary of State (state courts) or the federal court clerk (federal courts). We organise it for you – including the fresh original and any pre-certification – add a sworn translation if needed, and deliver worldwide.
Start your court judgments & divorce decrees apostille
No payment before quote- Upload a scan, 2 min
- Verify with your phone
- Delivered by courier or download
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- Apostille from 8 hours
- Written quote before you pay
- Encrypted, no account needed
- 1Upload a scanWe pre-check it and confirm the route
- 2Verify with your phoneID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
- 3We obtain the apostilleCompetent authority + sworn translation
- 4DeliveredCourier worldwide or protected download
Who issues it, who apostilles it
Clerk of the court (certified copy)
Secretary of State (state courts) or the federal court clerk (federal courts)
In the United States each state apostilles its own documents:
Where a United States court judgments & divorce decrees with apostille is accepted
Not accepted in Kosovo (Article 12 objection) – documents for these countries are legalised or verified instead.
- United States → United KingdomApostille
- United States → GermanyApostille
- United States → SpainApostille
- United States → ItalyApostille
- United States → FranceApostille
- United States → CanadaApostille
- United States → AustraliaApostille
- United States → United Arab EmiratesLegalisation required
- United States → Saudi ArabiaApostille
- United States → TürkiyeApostille
- United States → NetherlandsApostille
What we need from you
- Certified copy of the decision with seal (we can request it from the court with your authorisation)
- Certificate of legal force where applicable
- Destination country and purpose
- Translation language
Sworn translation of the full decree or of the operative part, depending on the recipient. Some countries require the translation to be apostilled too.
United States court judgments & divorce decrees apostille: questions
Secretary of State (state courts) or the federal court clerk (federal courts). Issued by: Clerk of the court (certified copy)
Yes. The apostille must be issued in United States, but you do not have to be there: we organise a suitable original where possible, the submission to the competent authority and delivery of the apostilled court judgments & divorce decrees anywhere. The notary reviews your application first.
An Article 12 objection is in force between United States and Kosovo; documents for these countries are legalised or verified instead. Non-Convention countries such as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait always need legalisation.
Many registries accept a shortened decree covering the divorce itself; courts and pension authorities often want the full decision. We check what the recipient needs before the translation, which saves pages.
The court’s confirmation that the decision is final (decree absolute, Rechtskraftvermerk, certificado de firmeza, kesinleşme şerhi). Nearly every foreign authority requires it on a divorce decree. It is stamped by the court on the certified copy and covered by the apostille.
Recognition rules differ by country. Within the EU it is largely automatic; Türkiye, India and many other states require a registration or recognition procedure for which the apostilled, translated decree is the key document.
Court judgments & divorce decrees from other countries
United States court judgments & divorce decrees, apostilled and delivered
Fresh original, authority, translation and courier in one request – quoted before you pay.
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