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Separation or divorce: organise details and contracts
Separation can bring several practical changes. This guide distinguishes your personal details, shared contracts and documents. Clarify legal agreements and divorce proceedings with the relevant authorities or advisers.
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Review your details and access
Note changes to your address, phone, email or bank details. Also review shared access and who can view your records. Only share information you are authorised to disclose.
Clarify each shared contract
Record the contract holders, intended next step and responsible contact. A contract may require amendment, transfer or cancellation. Check consent and conditions directly with the provider.
Keep evidence and outstanding matters organised
File relevant agreements and replies clearly. Give each company only the documents needed for the specific request. Court proceedings, maintenance and asset division belong with the authorities or qualified advisers.
Separation or divorce: organise details and contracts
Connect PD does not provide divorce advice, file a divorce application or determine maintenance, property, custody or representation rights.
Prepare your request
Your preparation checklist
Tick what you have already prepared. This personal checklist does not confirm completion by the recipient. Your ticks are kept only in this browser tab and are lost when you close it.
What to have ready
- Individual and joint contracts and their respective holders
- New contact details and agreements relevant to the particular request
Evidence requirements vary by recipient. Only share the documents requested.
Content reviewed: 2 October 2026 · www.connectpd.ch/en/trennung-scheidung-schweiz
Connect PDHow Connect PD helps
Connect PD can help with available personal-data changes, cancellation requests and their supporting documents. Choose the appropriate request. Sending it is not yet confirmation that a contract has changed.
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A look inside your portal
Actual portal view: choose the relevant type of change. This illustration contains no customer data and is not a form.
Separation and divorce
Frequently asked questions
Does a new address change a shared contract?
Not automatically. A contact address and contract ownership are separate matters. Ask the provider to confirm what has changed.
Can I act for my former partner?
Only if you are authorised and meet the recipient’s requirements. A former relationship is not evidence of current authority.
Where do I complete the divorce proceedings?
With the competent judicial authorities. The linked ch.ch information explains the process; Connect PD only organises the separate personal requests.
Can I notify any company through Connect PD?
Check the portal for support for your chosen recipient and request. A directory entry does not prove a partnership or automatic processing. If no suitable channel is available, contact the company directly.
What does it cost?
Connect PD is free for private individuals. Any third-party charges, such as official documents or postal services, are separate and should be checked with the relevant provider.
When is my request complete?
Preparing or sending a notification does not mean the recipient has made the change. Check replies, outstanding evidence and the company’s confirmation. If no reply arrives, follow up directly.
Sources and further information
Content reviewed: 2 October 2026
