In the title complex, [Cu(C(12)H(15)Cl(2)N(2)O)(2)], the Cu(II) ion is coordinated by one N,O-bidentate and one N,N',O-tridentate Schiff base ligand, resulting in a distorted CuN(3)O(2) square-based pyramidal coordination for the metal ion, with the O atoms lying trans to each other in the basal plane.