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'''Judgement or decree?'''  
'''Judgement or decree?'''  


After the Regulation of 1.12.1797 was tamper law claims and matrimonial matters referred to the general, civil law. You can get a divorce in two ways - by appropriation or conviction. The latter is very rare.  
After the Regulation of December 1, 1797 the tamper law, claims and matrimonial matters were referred to the general, civil law. You can get a divorce in two ways - by appropriation or conviction. The latter is very rare.  


Mæglingsprokoller and form accounts  
'''Mediation Protocols and form accounts'''
To divorce one should first be separated into memory 3 years. And before separation were parties to mediation. Both a cleric at the minister and a secular among county magistrate.  
Remember...
To divorce one should first be separated a minimum of 3 years. Before separation the parties were rquired to go to mediation. Both a clergical with a minister and a secular among county magistrates.  
 
Always remember to look in the Registry of the county in which a divorced or separated couple have lived. There may be new information in mediation protocol, which will tell  why the couple chose to terminate the relationship.  
If a divorce is not preserved in the National Archives, you may be lucky and find it in the Justice Ministry's archive at the National Archives. Among the so-called "form accounts" you may find information or documents regarding the case.
 
'''Divorces before 1797'''
 
Zealand Diocese Konsistorums archive at the National Archives
Lolland - Falster diocese and the archive at the National Archives
Bornholm county archives at National Archives


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