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Warner Center Law Offices of Donald F. Conviser | Donald F. Conviser
You bring an action to dissolve your marriage in the country in which you and your spouse reside, not the country in which you were married.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 9/9/2011
Beresford Booth PLLC | S. Scott Burkhalter
You will need to file where the Court has jurisdiction (e.g. where you both live).
Answer Applies to: Washington
Replied: 9/2/2011
The Law Office of Kem Eyo, LLC | Kem Eyo
To be able to file for divorce in the US at least one of you must live in the US. Obtaining a divorce in another country depends on that country's rules regarding divorce.
Answer Applies to: Georgia
Replied: 8/31/2011
John E. Kirchner, Attorney at Law | John Kirchner
Yes, if you satisfy all the legal requirements for divorce in that country. To obtain a divorce in the US, you must satisfy the residency requirements of the state where you seek to obtain the divorce.
Answer Applies to: Colorado
Replied: 8/31/2011
Michael Rose Attorney at Law | Michael Rose
People move and we have client from different parts of the world. You do not have to go back to the country that you got married in to divorce.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 8/31/2011
Law Office of Michael W. Bugni | Jay W. Neff
Maybe. Where you can get divorced depends on jurisdiction. Specifically, does the state or country in which you want to get divorced have jurisdiction over the parties and the marriage. Therefore, where you can get divorced is going to depend upon the local laws.
Answer Applies to: Washington
Replied: 8/31/2011
Law Office of Roianne H. Conner | Roianne Houlton Conner
If you have not lived in the US then you can not divorce in the US.
Answer Applies to: Alabama
Replied: 8/31/2011
Dunnings Law Firm | Steven Dunnings
Depends on the laws of the country where you want to file for divorce.
Answer Applies to: Michigan
Replied: 8/31/2011
Glenn E. Tanner | Glenn E. Tanner
Whether you can get divorced depends on the laws where you are trying to get divorced. I'm in Washington. A resident of Washington can get divorced in Washington. Ask an attorney where you are whether you can get divorced there.
Answer Applies to: Washington
Replied: 8/31/2011
Hugo Florido ESQ. | Hugo Florido
Yes, in Florida it does not matter where you married. You must be divorce in the State of Florida if you and your spouse are residing here.
Answer Applies to: Florida
Replied: 8/31/2011
Law Offices of Paul A. Eads | Paul A. Eads
Nope. You must divorce where you and your wife reside.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 8/31/2011
The Davies Law Firm, P.A. | Robert F. Davies, Esq.
I am not sure if you can divorce using the New Jersey courts.
Answer Applies to: New Jersey
Replied: 8/31/2011
Ashman Law Office | Glen Edward Ashman
The answer is different in each state and depending on where your spouse lives and you left that out. Many foreign divorces may not be recognized in the US and some may, but you also didn't tell us what country.
Answer Applies to: Georgia
Replied: 8/31/2011
