Consensual divorce procedure in Greece has now been significantly simplified by virtue of the new law 4509/2017 “Measures of treatment for persons who are exempted from sentence due to a psychological or mental disorder and other provisions”, which came into force on 22nd December 2017 and, inter alia, amended articles 1438 and 1441 of the Greek Civil Code. The main innovation of this new law is that a Court decision is no longer required for spouses wishing to acquire a consensual divorce. The termination of the involvement of the Court in the consensual divorce procedure is practically translated to quicker divorces, as instead of circa eight months to one year required previously, consensual divorces may now be obtained in less than one month.
