Start with a court-certified copy
Use the copy issued or certified by the court records office. A lawyer’s photocopy or an online case summary may not be the record the foreign office needs.
Check that the case number, order date, seal and signing details are clear. If the copy is damaged or cut off, ask the court for a fresh copy before translation.
Translation does not enforce the order
A certified translation tells the reader what the order says. Apostille checks a public signature or seal. Neither step forces a foreign court, registry or border office to apply the order.
Ask a lawyer in the country of use about recognition, enforcement, appeal or child-custody effect. SiZA handles documents, not court advice or litigation.
Plan the Indian stamp process
The state check depends on the court copy and approved signing office. After that, MEA apostille may be used for an apostille country. A non-apostille destination may need normal MEA attestation and embassy or consulate work.
Use MEA guidance. Italy, the UAE, Germany and the United Kingdom do not share one process. Follow the written request from the office using the order.
Translate every relevant page
Send the order, schedule, annexes and stamp pages that form the certified copy. Do not translate only the final line if the office needs the reasons or terms.
Names, dates, money and legal terms must stay true. We flag unclear text and do not guess. If local sworn-translator status is required, that credential must be checked before work starts.
Child, adoption and name orders
A custody or adoption order may travel with a birth record, consent or identity proof. Each record needs its own check. Ask the child or family office for the full list.
A name-change order may also need an updated passport, gazette record or other link. Translation cannot update a separate record by itself.
Limits and custody
Send a clear scan, the country and the written request. We tell you which record, stamp and translation the file needs before quoting.
Any original received in Noida is logged to your case. We share updates, track return delivery and ask you to confirm receipt.
We do not issue certified court copies, predict a foreign ruling or promise acceptance. We do not alter an order to suit a new claim.
Frequently asked questions
Will an apostilled custody order control a foreign court?
No promise can be made.
Apostille checks the seal or signature, not the legal effect.
Carry the records named by the destination and ask a local family lawyer about recognition.
Which adoption record should I use?
Use the order and supporting records named by the child or immigration office.
Ask the issuing court for a certified copy.
Do not assume a CARA paper, birth record and court order are interchangeable.
Is a court name-change order enough?
The foreign office decides.
It may also ask for an updated passport, gazette notice or other proof.
Send its list before adding stamps.
Can an old certified copy be used?
Ask the receiving office.
The seal and text must be clear.
A fresh court-certified copy is safer when the old copy is damaged or the office sets an age rule.
My order is in Marathi. What is the sequence?
First confirm the accepted certified copy and foreign language.
English may be needed for Indian processing.
If later stamps must also be translated, use the final stamped set for the foreign-language copy.
Does the UAE use apostille for an Indian court order?
No.
Indian records for the UAE do not use apostille.
Follow the UAE court’s current instruction for MEA, embassy, MOFA and Arabic translation.
A UAE lawyer should advise on recognition.
How long will it take?
Court copy issue, state checks, MEA, translation and courier have separate times.
We give an estimate after seeing the certified copy and written request.
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Reviewed by the SiZA Global Documentation Desk on 1 September 2026.