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advice on divorce over seas

  • 14-04-2010 9:15pm
    #1
    meeeeeeeee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    living in Ireland at the mo, was married in Texas need to know how to go about getting a divorce from here . the other party is still in america as they are american however will not cooperate and cant be found . is there anyone who can direct me as i have gone down all the usual routes and i am told the same thing . nobody i have sought legal advice from seams to know what to tell me and say i need to go back over. i am not in the position to do this so any advice would be great thanks so much .


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  • #2
    eagle_&_bear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 328 ✭✭eagle_&_bear


    Contact a family law solicitor in the first step. speak to your solicitor bout getting advice from a barrister or solicitor who would have passed the American Bar exams? maybe they might be able to help in some way.

    Or google for solicitors and foreign divorce.

    Bit of a pickle tbh as your marriage isn't recognised in this jurisdiction, but there have to be solicitors out there who would have done this kind of work before.

    Failing that, ring the law society itself and ask for advice on where to turn to. It can't hurt

    http://www.lawsociety.ie/


  • #3
    dermot_sheehan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭dermot_sheehan


    You can get a substituted service order from the circuit court, a solicitor can advise on this.

    You can also get divorced in an american state if you or the other party to the marriage are domiciled there. Yoid still have to serve the other person, I know in New York Family Law proceedings must always be personally served, so there would be no advantage regarding ease of service seeking divorce there rather then the irish circuit court.


  • #4
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,644 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    An Irish divorce tends to be harder to obtain than an American one, but individual circumstances will play a big part. You have to be separated for 4 of the last 5 years and then there is the matter of residence / domicile.

    You would be surprised how easy it is to find someone through credit reports and htelike.
    eagle_&_bear wrote: »
    Bit of a pickle tbh as your marriage isn't recognised in this jurisdiction, but there have to be solicitors out there who would have done this kind of work before.
    Why do you say this?


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