Divorce through Diia in 2026: 2,871.50 UAH, a month and two days, step by step

On 3 September 2026 divorce in the Diia app came out of beta and became available to every couple who meet the statutory conditions. The service costs 2,871.50 UAH in a single payment by the spouse who starts it, and state registration takes place no sooner than a month and two days after the application. The conditions: both agree and there are no children of the marriage under 18.

As recently as spring 2026 a couple could create the application online but still had to walk into a registry office to sign the register entry. On 18 June 2026 the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Digital Transformation opened beta testing of the service that removes that visit, and on 3 September 2026 “Divorce online” went live for every user of the app. Instead of a queue, a video call with a state registrar; instead of a paper application, Diia.Signature.

The price changed with the full launch. In the beta, public guidance mentioned only the 8.50 UAH state duty; the final tariff in the app is 2,871.50 UAH, which covers the duty and addressed delivery of two divorce certificates. Below: what the service actually does, who the law shuts out, and what each route costs. If your situation is more than “both agree, no children”, go straight to the section on the courts and, if need be, to our divorce lawyer.

What changed: divorce through Diia became end-to-end

Until June 2026 the digital services covered only the first step — creating the joint application — after which the couple still went to the registry office to sign the entry on paper. The new service moves the whole procedure online: the application, the other spouse’s confirmation, payment, attestation of the decision and the state registration itself.

It works like this. One spouse creates the application in the Diia app and pays for the service immediately. The other receives a request and has 12 hours to respond; if they decline or do not react, the application never reaches the registry office. Once confirmed, the system checks both people’s data against the state registers. Then comes a period the law does not allow to be shortened — no less than one month and two days from the date of the application. On the appointed day the couple join a video call with a registry officer, confirm their intention to end the marriage and attest the decision once more with Diia.Signature.

The application can be withdrawn throughout the cooling-off period, but no later than four hours before the video call begins. After registration the register entry appears in the app automatically, and the paper certificates are sent by the postal operator within Ukraine, handed to the recipient in person.

Who can use the service: the ministry’s five conditions

The access criteria are strict, and none of them is a formality:

1. Both are adult citizens of Ukraine, and both agree to the divorce.
2. There are no children of the marriage under 18. That covers both natural and adopted children under 18.
3. Both have an ID card or a biometric passport in the Diia app.
4. Both have a verified tax number and an activated Diia.Signature.
5. The marriage was registered in Ukraine and the entry exists in the State Register of Civil Status Acts.

If the marriage was contracted abroad and never entered in the Ukrainian register, the service simply will not see it. The procedure likewise fails where the register’s data differs from your documents: the classic case after a change of surname. Then the register entry has to be corrected through a registry office first, and only afterwards will the application form in the app.

When Diia will not help: the situations the law left to the courts

The Family Code separates the routes by two features — the spouses’ agreement and whether there are children.

• Article 106 — a couple with no children and with mutual agreement divorce through the registry office or, now, online. The state allows a month for reflection.
• Article 109 — where there are children of the marriage under 18, the marriage can be dissolved only by a court, even where the spouses fully agree. The joint application is accompanied by a written agreement on where the child will live and how the other parent will contribute to their maintenance; the maintenance agreement is notarised.
• Article 110 — where one spouse objects, the other files a claim. Under Article 111 the court may set a reconciliation period of up to six months, but it cannot refuse a divorce permanently.
• Article 107 — a separate case: where the other spouse has been declared missing or lacking capacity by a court, the application is filed alone at the registry office.

Dividing property through Diia is impossible too: that is a separate process, resolved by an agreement before a notary or by a claim to divide property. The same goes for maintenance.

Three routes to ending a marriage: a comparison

Step by step: how to file for divorce through Diia

1. Check the documents in the app. Each spouse must have an ID card or a biometric passport showing, and the tax number must be verified. Without that the application will not form.
2. Activate Diia.Signature for both. Each needs a qualified electronic signature: one signs the application, the other confirms it, and both sign the decision again after the video call.
3. File the application and pay 2,871.50 UAH. The initiator fills in the form: their own details, the other spouse’s details, the marriage certificate reference and the surname they wish to bear afterwards. Payment is made by card in the app in one transaction.
4. Wait for the partner’s confirmation — 12 hours. The other spouse receives the request, checks the data and confirms the application. If they decline or stay silent beyond 12 hours, nothing reaches the registry office.
5. Sit out the cooling-off period — a month and two days. Article 106 of the Family Code sets the month and the e-Divorce procedure adds the two days; it is not a technical delay. The application can be withdrawn during it, but no later than four hours before the video call.
6. Attend the video call with the registrar. Both confirm their intention and apply Diia.Signature, and the state registration happens immediately. The register entry appears in Diia and the paper certificates arrive by post within Ukraine.

What a divorce costs in 2026

The gap between 8.50 UAH and 2,871.50 UAH has a simple explanation: at a registry office you pay only the duty and do the rest yourself — turning up twice and collecting the certificate. Online, the duty is joined by the charge for providing the service electronically and the addressed delivery of two certificates. Current prices for legal help are on the page of our service prices.

If one spouse is abroad

Technically the service does not require you to be in Ukraine: Diia.Signature works from anywhere in the world, and the video call can be joined from a phone abroad. The limitation appears at the last step — the paper certificate is delivered only within Ukraine, so someone abroad is left with the electronic entry in the app. That is enough for domestic procedures, but foreign authorities often want a paper document with an apostille.

There are three workable options: give a power of attorney to a relative in Ukraine who collects the certificate and sends it on; approach a Ukrainian consulate abroad; or choose the court route, which suits cases where the other spouse is avoiding the process or where there is a property dispute. The last option allows the case to run without your attendance: the documents are filed through the Electronic Court, and representation in court is handled by a lawyer under a warrant.

Typical mistakes that derail the procedure

1. A mismatch between the register and the documents. Usually the result of a change of surname or an error in an old register entry. The system will not form the application, and the entry has to be corrected through a registry office first — another month.
2. The other spouse missed the 12-hour window. Without their confirmation nothing reaches the registering authority, and the procedure has to be started again.
3. Assuming online replaces the court. Where there are children, no digital service substitutes for a judgment, so time spent trying to file in the app is simply lost.
4. Believing a divorce settles the property. Ending the marriage does not divide the flat, the car or the business. The limitation period for dividing property is three years, and it runs not from the date of the divorce but from the day you learned your right had been infringed (Art. 72).
5. A partner abroad expecting the paper certificate by post. Delivery works only within Ukraine, so the document has to be arranged in advance through a power of attorney or a consulate.

When you do not need a lawyer, and when you critically do

If you have no children, no property dispute and you both want the divorce, you do not need a lawyer. You will manage the app yourself in twenty minutes, and paying someone to shepherd that procedure makes no sense.

A lawyer matters where a mistake is expensive: where there are children under 18 and the arrangements for where they live and what maintenance is paid have to be agreed; where the other spouse objects; where the marriage holds real property, a business, a mortgage or debts. In those situations we take on preparing the documents, filing through the Electronic Court and representing you without your attendance.

Questions and answers

Can a divorce now be done entirely online through Diia?

Yes. Since 3 September 2026 the service has been out of beta and open to every couple who qualify: both agree, both have Diia.Signature, and there are no children of the marriage under 18.

What does a divorce through Diia cost?

2,871.50 UAH in a single payment by whoever files. That covers the state duty and delivery of two divorce certificates. At a registry office you pay only the 8.50 UAH duty.

How long does a divorce through Diia take?

State registration happens no sooner than one month and two days after the application. Article 106 of the Family Code sets a month for reflection, and the Cabinet of Ministers’ e-Divorce procedure adds two calendar days; the period cannot be shortened.

Can we divorce through Diia if we have a child?

No. Children of the marriage under 18 mean the court route is compulsory under Article 109 of the Family Code, because the court checks that the child’s rights are not infringed.

Can I file for divorce without my husband’s or wife’s consent?

Only through the courts, by a claim under Article 110. The court may allow a reconciliation period of up to six months, but it has no power to refuse a divorce permanently.

How long does the other spouse have to confirm the application?

Twelve hours from when the request arrives in the app. If they decline or do not react, the application never reaches the registry office.

Can an application for divorce be withdrawn?

Yes, during the reflection period, but no later than four hours before the video call with the registrar begins.

What if one spouse is abroad?

They can sign the application and join the video call from abroad. The only difficulty is the certificate: it is delivered within Ukraine and handed over in person. The options are a power of attorney for a relative, a Ukrainian consulate, or the court route with a lawyer representing you.

Can property be divided through Diia?

No. Division of property is done by an agreement before a notary or by a court claim. The divorce entry records only the end of the marital relationship.

What is the civil status registration office?

The authority that records births, marriages, divorces and deaths in the State Register of Civil Status Acts.

Sources

• Family Code of Ukraine, Arts. 106, 107, 109, 110, 111 — zakon.rada.gov.ua
• Law of Ukraine “On Court Fees” No. 3674-VI, Art. 4 — zakon.rada.gov.ua
• Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On State Duty” No. 7-93 — zakon.rada.gov.ua
• Law of Ukraine “On State Registration of Civil Status Acts” No. 2398-VI — zakon.rada.gov.ua
• The “Divorce” service on the Diia portal — diia.gov.ua
• Ministry of Justice: launch of the online divorce service — minjust.gov.ua

Divorce with a lawyer from Svarog

If your case goes beyond the simple scenario — there are children, property, debts or a partner abroad — we prepare the documents, file the claim through the Electronic Court and run the case without you attending the hearings. At the consultation you will get a concrete answer: which procedure applies in your situation, how long it will take and what it will cost. See also our family law practice.

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