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I help obtain duplicate certificates of marriage, birth, divorce, or death, extracts from registers, apostilles, and notarised translations.
I help people defend their rights in courts across Ukraine. I work honestly: I explain the case's prospects and the full cost before starting any work.
The exact cost can only be determined after a consultation. The service can be arranged by power of attorney without your presence.
You submit a request through the website form or a messenger, or call me directly.
At the consultation you describe your situation, I review the materials, form a position, and advise on the next steps.
We sign a legal services agreement — and get to work.
Answer. Yes, if the marriage was registered at any DRACS office (civil registry office) in Ukraine. You need to apply to the DRACS office where the record was made, or submit the request through an attorney, who will prepare and file all the documents on your behalf.
Answer. Yes. If you are outside Ukraine or unable to visit the DRACS office in person, I can represent your interests under a power of attorney. The documents will be prepared and filed officially, and I can hand you the finished duplicate in person, by mail, or by courier.
Answer. The standard timeframe is 1 to 5 business days, depending on the DRACS office's workload and whether the records are available in the archive. Filing the request through an attorney can significantly speed up the process.
Answer. That is not a problem. Requests to DRACS offices are filed regardless of the place of registration. I will submit the request to the relevant archive or central office, even if the marriage was registered many years ago or in another region.
Answer. Yes, once the duplicate is obtained, I can immediately submit the document for an apostille — this is relevant when submitting it to foreign institutions or consulates. I handle every stage on a turnkey basis.
Answer. At the first consultation (up to 20 minutes) we will go through your situation in detail. I will review the documents, honestly assess the case's prospects, and suggest a concrete step-by-step plan of action. You will get clarity, even if you decide not to continue working with me.
Answer. The first consultation is free. The cost of further services depends on how complex the case is. I always state the full, transparent cost before starting any work. No hidden fees.
Answer. No professional attorney can promise a 100% win, since the decision is made by the court. What I do promise is a thorough analysis of the case, my full effort, complete confidentiality, and the use of all my experience to protect your interests.
Answer. Completely. Everything you discuss with me is protected by attorney–client privilege from the first second of our conversation — even during the free consultation. This is an inviolable rule of the profession.
Answer. Click the "Free consultation" button on the website or call me. We will pick a convenient time, you will briefly describe the problem, and we will start solving it.
Since 1 February 2026, apostilles have been affixed under a new procedure — faster and through an electronic register. Below is what this means in practice and how to avoid paying for a procedure you do not actually need.
Order of the Ministry of Justice No. 3177/5 of 20 November 2025 approved a new procedure for affixing an apostille (a certification that authenticates a document for use in another country that is a party to the 1961 Hague Convention). Key points:
A certificate from the DRACS office and the apostille for it are one chain that makes sense to handle together, rather than as two separate trips weeks apart.
An apostille is valid only for countries party to the 1961 Hague Convention. For other countries, consular legalisation is required — a longer and more expensive procedure. And with certain countries, Ukraine has legal assistance treaties under which documents are accepted with no additional certification at all — and people regularly pay for an apostille they never needed.
So the first question is always the same: which country and which institution is the document being submitted to. The answer determines both whether an apostille is needed and how many are needed — for the original, for the translation, or for both.
Foreign institutions, banks, and courts have different requirements. It is worth finding out exactly what the recipient requires before ordering — otherwise the procedure may have to be repeated.
Personal presence is not required. The documents can be obtained under a power of attorney: I file the application, collect the finished document, submit it for an apostille and a notarised translation if needed, and then deliver it to you in whatever way is convenient.
It needs to be drafted correctly the first time. A power of attorney certified by a foreign notary itself requires an apostille and translation, and an error in the scope of authority means another visit to a notary, this time abroad. It is best to agree on the scope of authority before signing.
Obvious typos and errors that are confirmed by other documents — a different spelling of a name, an error in a date or patronymic — are corrected by the DRACS office itself on application. This is an administrative procedure.
But if there are no documents confirming the correct version, or the DRACS office refuses, the only option left is court — the case is heard under special (non-contentious) proceedings. This takes longer, so it is worth first gathering as many supporting documents as possible: archive certificates, old passports, parents' documents. Often this alone makes it possible to avoid court.
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Reviews translated from Ukrainian.
