A registered partnership may be dissolved only if there are legal reasons for this.
A registered partnership is dissolved for the reasons provided for by law.
A registered partnership is dissolved (1) upon the death of the partner, (2) upon the partner's declaration of death, (3) upon the dissolution of the registered partnership by a court decision, or (4) upon entering into the Civil Code partnership.
- A registered partnership terminates on the date of the death of the partner. If the partner has been declared dead, the registered partnership shall terminate on the date on which the decision declaring the partner dead enters into force.
- If the declaration of death has been revoked because it has been established that the partner who was declared dead is alive, the registered partnership shall be deemed to have continued uninterrupted. However, if his or her partner has in the meantime entered into a new registered partnership, a Civil Code partnership or a marriage, the former registered partnership shall not be restored.
- The court shall decide to dissolve the registered partnership on the application of one of the partners if the applicant proves that the partnership relationship no longer effectively continues. If the other partner joins the application for dissolution of the registered partnership, the court shall not examine whether the partnership relationship no longer exists in fact and shall decide on the dissolution of the registered partnership.
- As of 1 January 2025, same-sex couples can enter into a civil partnership under the Civil Code. If partners who have previously entered into a registered partnership enter into a civil partnership under the Civil Code, the registered partnership is dissolved (no prior court decision on the dissolution of the registered partnership is required).