Divorce

NBar

Just been on the phone to my brother who is in the process of a seperation and we were discussing about it and then the issue came up, he got married in the USA in a Catholic Church, the marriage was regsitered in the USA but it was never registered here, So the question is whats his position regarding divorce etc as there is no record here in this country or is there??

tinkerbell

I assume he'll be asked to sign something that will state that he has never been married before. The only way he can get married in a catholic church a second time is if he got an annulment from the church.

NBar

He's aware of the anulment proceedure but was just wondering do the courts get involved here if he/they never registered here or can things be sped up for a divorce etc He has no interest in getting married again anytime soon

Victor

tinkerbell wrote: »

I assume he'll be asked to sign something that will state that he has never been married before. The only way he can get married in a catholic church a second time is if he got an annulment from the church.

Or bumps off the ex-wife the ex-wife dies.

They could also go for a court annulment, but these are rare.

Generally, you get divorced where you are living at the moment (resident). If they live in Ireland, an American court may be slow to get involved. If they live in the USA, they would need to get divorced there (and its highly likely it would be quicker), depending on state rules for where they live.

However, given the different rules, it may suit one or other party to move for a year or two to a specific place with specific rules. In Ireland, the divorce settlement can be re-visited financially and possibly other grounds, whereas in most other places there is a clean break financially.