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Certified Nicaraguan Legal Separation Translation
Certified translation of the documents that record a legal separation in Nicaragua, including the registry annotations and endorsements that carry the legal effect and that a reader unfamiliar with the system will otherwise skip.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Unilateral divorce since 1988
Nicaragua introduced unilateral divorce — divorce at the request of one spouse without stating grounds — in 1988, and the 2014 Family Code carried it forward. That makes separation as a distinct status largely redundant.
So a Nicaraguan file usually contains a divorce rather than a separation, and a separation instrument is likely to be older or a property arrangement. We name which the document is.
The Family Code, and the family courts
The 2014 Código de Familia created specialised family courts and reorganised the procedures, so documents from before and after rest on different law and use different terminology.
We reproduce the code and article the instrument cites rather than modernising it. Notarial divorce by mutual consent without minor children is also available.
Municipal registries, and the central record
Births and marriages are registered by the municipal Registro del Estado Civil de las Personas, with a central record under the Consejo Supremo Electoral, and the dissolution is annotated against the municipal marriage entry.
We name the municipality and transcribe the tomo, folio and asiento. Many older entries are handwritten and we transcribe what is legible.
The cédula, and the Caribbean coast
The cédula number encodes the municipality of registration and the date of birth with a check letter, and it does not change.
On the Caribbean coast, Creole English, Miskito and Rama names follow different patterns and a person may hold documents under an English name and a Hispanicised one. See our Spanish page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Marginal annotations are translated in place, in the margin, and every seal, stamp and registry endorsement is translated with the text. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Is separation used in Nicaragua?
Rarely. Unilateral divorce has been available since 1988, which makes a separate status largely redundant.
My document cites an older code.
The 2014 Family Code reorganised the procedures. We reproduce the code and article as cited.
What does my cédula number encode?
The municipality of registration and the date of birth, with a check letter.
My entry is handwritten.
Common in older municipal books. We transcribe what is legible and flag what is not.
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