A citizen's marital status may change and must be notified to the Portuguese State. These changes must be formally registered, regardless of whether they occur in Portugal or abroad. 

In the case of events that took place outside Portugal, legal recognition on national territory may involve a specific procedure, known as the special procedure for reviewing and confirming a foreign judgment. This process is conducted by Portuguese courts - as a rule, the Courts of Appeal - and its purpose is to give legal validity in Portugal to civil acts practiced abroad. 

Our aim is to help Portuguese citizens, Portuguese descendants and their families living abroad to regularize their marital status with the Portuguese authorities, with efficiency, legal certainty and without the need to travel to Portugal.

Avoid hours of waiting, contradictory information and administrative hurdles. Regardless of the country in which you currently reside, or the area of Portugal where you were born, contact Castilho International Law Firm. 

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