Divorce Please

[Enverswife]

Can anybody please tell me how I can get divorced without having to come to The Domincan Republic? I am in NYC and strangely enough it is not that easy to find a real divorce laywer who deals with Domincan Divorces. This is odd to me being that there are a million or so Domincans in NY! But anyway I am an American he is Domincan and we were married in Santo Domingo in 2004. He is in DR, and I am in NYC. I want a divorce ASAP! If you think you can help or know someone who can Please send me a private message, thanks !

P.S. I was looking for a lawyer over there but don't trust sending any money before work is actually done and I think what I am being quoted for a divorce is ridiculous! So on that note, does anybody know approximatley how much this will cost?

[Robert]

Go to: DR1 & Guzman - Divorce

You have to come here.

I know of at least 3 DR1 posters that have used Fabio Guzman to process their divorce and have been very happy.

[LOPTKA]

I take it you changed your mind about moving there. Anyways I am in the middle of doing a divorce there Husband dominican but US citizen and I am Us citizen. We signed power of attorneys at Dominican consulate in Boston and supposedly everything will be all said and done around the 20th and neither of us had to go there. We have 2 kids together also but did agreement with notary and filed at court.

[Robert]

Originally Posted by LOPTKA

IWe signed power of attorneys at Dominican consulate in Boston and supposedly everything will be all said and done around the 20th and neither of us had to go there.

I would double check your divorce is legal. Maybe things have changed, but I always assumed at least one spouse had to be present at the court hearing.

"Only one of the spouses must travel to the Dominican Republic to be present in court. The other spouse may be represented by a lawyer in our firm after executing the required power-of-attorney."
The Dominican Republic Law Firm: Guzman Ariza, Attorneys at Law.

Below is a link to the actual law/decree translated into English.

DR1 - Legal

"PARAGRAPH V.- Foreigners who are in the country although they are not residents may have themselves divorced by Mutual Consent, provided that, while at least one of them is present at the hearing, and the other represented by the holder of a special power of attorney, they expressly agree to attribute jurisdiction to a Judge of First Instance in the instrument of conventions and stipulations executed by a Notary Public of the very jurisdiction of the Court designated by them. For a case as it is provided for in this Paragraph, the provisions of Art. 27 of this law shall not be applicable."

USA Embassy: Divorce in the Dominican Republic

"Although residency is not required, at least one of the parties must appear at the hearing. An attorney authorized by power of attorney duly filed in the Civil Registry Office may represent the other party."

Let's see what Fabio has to say about this, as he's the expert

[Enverswife]

Excuse my language but HELL NO I AM NOT GOING BACK!

Originally Posted by Robert

Go to: DR1 & Guzman - Divorce

You have to come here.

I know of at least 3 DR1 posters that have used Fabio Guzman to process their divorce and have been very happy.

[Enverswife]

Again People Listen To Me , I Want To Find Out How To Get Divorced Without Going Back! Going Back Is Not An Option, I Won't Consider It And It's Not Gonna Happen! Can Anybody Please Give Me Any Advice On How To Get Divorced Without Having To Touch Domincan Soil!

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Enverswife

Again People Listen To Me , I Want To Find Out How To Get Divorced Without Going Back! Going Back Is Not An Option, I Won't Consider It And It's Not Gonna Happen! Can Anybody Please Give Me Any Advice On How To Get Divorced Without Having To Touch Domincan Soil!

You can't, it's that simple.

Get divorced in the USA

[Frank the Tank]

Just call 1-800-Divorce. When Diamonds aren't forever.

[bellissima_81]

Originally Posted by Frank the Tank

Just call 1-800-Divorce. When Diamonds aren't forever.

LOL i cant stop laughing , I have the song pictured in my head LOL

[AnnaC]

Originally Posted by Frank the Tank

Just call 1-800-Divorce. When Diamonds aren't forever.

we really don't appreciate smart ass answers in the legal section. Look before you post.

Enverwife look into getting an American divorce not sure how that works I know how it works for Canadians and the Canadian doesn't have to set foot in the DR.

If you get a Dominican divorce then yes you need to go to the DR so again find out as an American married to a foreigner how you can get a divorce.


PS
if he is in aggreement with the divorce he can go, you don't both need to be there only one person needs to appear in the DR.