Entry into marriage
You can get married by a civil ceremony or a religious ceremony, which has the effects of a civil marriage
Marriage, consensual union, civil partnership
Consensual union
A consensual union is a union in which an unmarried woman and unmarried man have been cohabitating for at least three years or for a shorter period if they had a child together or if this union is continued by entry into marriage
Rights and obligations of spouses
A marriage is a union of a woman and man regulated by law
Entry into a civil partnership
Two same-sex persons can enter into a civil partnership before a registrar
Informal civil partnership
Informal civil partnership is the union of two same-sex persons forming a family, who have not entered into a civil partnership before the competent authority
Divorce
Divorce is initiated by a lawsuit of one marital spouse or a joint petition of both marital spouses for uncontested divorce
Marriage annulment
A lawsuit for annulment of a marriage may be filed if the requirements for the existence and validity of that marriage have not been met
Applying for a missing spouse to be declared dead
After the requirements have been met, a court may declare a missing spouse dead at the request of the other spouse