Acts of Civil Status

Celebration and Registration of Marriage in the consular post in The Hague

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• Original national ID card or valid passport of the Ecuadorian parties to the marriage.
• Original national ID card or valid passport of two witnesses.
• Prenuptial agreement (marriage articles), if applicable.
• Designation of the administrator of the marital property regime at the time of document verification and data validation. This role cannot be held by both parties to the marriage.

IF ONE OF THE PARTIES TO THE MARRIAGE IS A FOREIGN NATIONAL:

• Original passport, national ID card, or identity document from the country of origin.
• Certificate of marital status (proof of single status) and nationality, apostilled and officially translated into Spanish, if applicable.
• If any of the parties to the marriage or witnesses do not speak Spanish, a translator must be present.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

IF THE PARTIES TO THE MARRIAGE HAVE MINOR CHILDREN:

• Solemn inventory of assets, if there are assets belonging to the minor to be administered and this has not been defined in a special guardianship arrangement.
• Summary proceeding (*información sumaria*), if there are no assets belonging to the minor to be administered and this has not been defined in a special guardianship arrangement.
• Special guardianship arrangement for Ecuadorian minor children involving a third party (Men: only if they hold legal custody. Women: must always present a special guardianship arrangement).
• Sworn declaration (stating that they do not hold custody).

IF ONE OR BOTH PARTIES TO THE MARRIAGE ARE DIVORCED:

• Certified copy of the divorce decree if issued in Ecuador, and/or divorce decree issued by a competent foreign authority, apostilled or legalized.

IF ONE OR BOTH PARTIES TO THE MARRIAGE ARE WIDOWED:

• The civil status certificate or equivalent document issued abroad must be legalized or apostilled in the country of origin and translated, if applicable.

ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENT:

• Special power of attorney granted by one of the parties to the marriage, in the event that they are unable to be present for the wedding ceremony.

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