DIVORCE/ ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENT

To be enforceable by consular services, any divorce decree issued by a foreign court must receive exequatur from the competent court in Algeria.

To obtain the exequatur, one of the former spouses must apply, through a lawyer in Algeria, to a court in the country.

The following documents, accompanied by an Arabic translation, must be attached to the application:

• the original copy of the judgment.
• the original act of service of the judgment.
• the certificate of non-opposition, non-appeal and non-appeal in cassation.
• copy of the writ of summons of the defaulting party in case of default conviction.
• A copy of your Algerian identity document: ID card or passport.