{"id":5354,"date":"2026-02-10T19:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koellnadvogada.com\/?page_id=5354"},"modified":"2026-04-10T21:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:58:21","slug":"reconhecimento-de-decisoes-estrangeiras","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/koellnadvogada.com\/en\/reconhecimento-de-decisoes-estrangeiras\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognition of Foreign Judgments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5354\" class=\"elementor elementor-5354\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074b029 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"074b029\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29369da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29369da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ccca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41ccca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/koellnadvogada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/documentos-sentenca-estrangeira-riddzzk6utcf3rwwyu9ehi2pkmpued45fkmp62sfbw.png\" title=\"Foreign judgment documents\" alt=\"Documentos homologa\u00e7\u00e3o senten\u00e7a estrangeira Brasil Alemanha\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6339c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e6339c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recognition of Foreign Judgments<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58385a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c58385a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Legal advisory specializing in the analysis and conduct of procedures aimed at the recognition and enforcement of foreign judicial decisions in Germany. Technical work in verifying legal requirements, normative compatibility, and formal adequacy of decisions issued abroad, ensuring their validity and effectiveness in German territory.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Complete follow-up of the procedure with the competent authorities, with special attention to the areas of Family Law and Succession, including divorces, custody, alimony, division of assets, and inheritance matters. 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1420\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1420\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How to homologate a German divorce in Brazil? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1420\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d2c81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8d2c81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a0f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6a0f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The homologation of a foreign divorce decree in Brazil is handled by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ). The process requires: the original German divorce decree with final and unappealable ruling, a sworn translation into Portuguese, apostille (Hague Apostille), and a petition signed by a lawyer registered with the OAB. The average timeframe is 6 to 12 months. After homologation, the divorce can be registered at the civil registry office in Brazil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1421\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1421\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does a Brazilian sentence have legal validity in Germany? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1421\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328fba7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"328fba7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7014ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7014ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When there are assets in both countries, two separate probate proceedings are generally required: one in Brazil (for assets in Brazil) and one in Germany (for assets in Germany). The European Succession Regulation (EU 650\/2012) may apply if the deceased was a national of an EU country, but Brazil is not part of this regulation. Coordination between lawyers in both countries is essential to avoid double taxation and conflicts of jurisdiction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1422\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1422\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is a Brazilian out-of-court divorce recognized in Germany? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1422\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1821d9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1821d9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01635f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01635f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, but it needs to go through a recognition procedure. In Germany, the recognition of foreign judgments is regulated by \u00a7328 of the ZPO (German Code of Civil Procedure). The German court checks if the judgment is compatible with German public policy and if the defendant had an opportunity to defend themselves. For divorces, recognition is handled by the state authority (Landesjustizverwaltung), not the court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1423\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1423\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How long does it take to homologate a foreign judgment? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1423\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15cb83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d15cb83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fcd33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76fcd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Timelines vary by country and type of sentence. In Brazil (STJ), the homologation of a German sentence takes an average of 6 to 12 months. In Germany, the recognition of Brazilian sentences can take 3 to 9 months, depending on complexity and the authority involved. Proper documentation preparation is the factor that most influences the timeline; documentary errors cause significant returns and delays.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reconhecimento de Decis\u00f5es Estrangeiras Assessoria jur\u00eddica especializada na an\u00e1lise e condu\u00e7\u00e3o de procedimentos voltados ao reconhecimento e \u00e0 execu\u00e7\u00e3o de decis\u00f5es judiciais estrangeiras na Alemanha. Atua\u00e7\u00e3o t\u00e9cnica na verifica\u00e7\u00e3o dos requisitos legais, compatibilidade normativa e adequa\u00e7\u00e3o formal das decis\u00f5es proferidas no exterior, assegurando sua validade e efic\u00e1cia no territ\u00f3rio alem\u00e3o. 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