Legal Framework
- Marriage Code (Äktenskapsbalk, 1987:230)
Competent Authority
- District court (tingsrätt) in the place where either of the spouses are habitually resident
- If neither of the spouses are habitually resident in Sweden, the Stockholm district court has jurisdiction
Access Requirements
- The application can be submitted:
- Jointly by both spouses
- By a single spouse
- Since 1974, there has been no institute of legal separation in Sweden
Procedure
- The application can be submitted electronically
- A reflection period may apply:
- In case of joint application by both spouses, the reflection period may apply
- In case only one spouse applies, the reflection period shall apply
(No reflection period applies if the spouses had lived separately for at least two years; bigamous divorce; marriage likely to have been forced; entered into prior to the age of 18; between close relatives)
- After six months, and either of the spouses confirm their wish to divorce, the district court adopts a decision on divorce