regonition of a foreign divorce advice

waylander2002

i was married to a ukranian girl, it fell apart very quick, we were married in Ukraine and then divorced there. Obviously she didnt want divorce as better to be married to me. Court granted it however. I got the divorce cert all done and translated. Now im told in Ireland I need original marriage cert(which court took in Ukraine when they granted divorce) or my exs original birth cert. Now there is no marriage cert and I asked her for birth cert and she refused, and only she can get it in Ukraine.
So my question is , I want to be married again and think maybe it would be easier to get married in Lithuania where my new partner is from (and mother of my child) Will they fill the form for me in Dublin 'freedom to marry abroad' or will I have more problems? I thought about going to the circuit court to have divorce regonised, but I have nothing to prove she resided in Ukraine at the time, except maybe facebook pictures she has put up etc.
Any advice from anyone?>

oh, btw i have a photocopy of her birth cert and of marriage cert would they be any good in court?

blueythebear

waylander2002 wrote: »

i was married to a ukranian girl, it fell apart very quick, we were married in Ukraine and then divorced there. Obviously she didnt want divorce as better to be married to me. Court granted it however. I got the divorce cert all done and translated. Now im told in Ireland I need original marriage cert(which court took in Ukraine when they granted divorce) or my exs original birth cert. Now there is no marriage cert and I asked her for birth cert and she refused, and only she can get it in Ukraine.
So my question is , I want to be married again and think maybe it would be easier to get married in Lithuania where my new partner is from (and mother of my child) Will they fill the form for me in Dublin 'freedom to marry abroad' or will I have more problems? I thought about going to the circuit court to have divorce regonised, but I have nothing to prove she resided in Ukraine at the time, except maybe facebook pictures she has put up etc.
Any advice from anyone?>

oh, btw i have a photocopy of her birth cert and of marriage cert would they be any good in court?

In Ireland there is no problem getting marriage certificates from the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. You may be able to obtain a new Cert from the equivalent office in the Ukraine in order to process the marriage here.

If you decide to do it in Lithuania, you shouldn't have a problem with the "no impediment to marriage" form as I believe it's merely a statutory declaration. I do not know if you will have problems in Lithuania about your previous divorce, as i do not know the requirements for getting married there. You would be best advised to contact the Lithuanian Embassy or to have your fiancee do it for you (presuming you don't speak Lithuanian) to check it out.

In relation to the Circuit Court procedure for recognising the divorce, you would be best advised to speak to a knowledgeable family law solicitor. To advise you otherwise would breach the charter.

waylander2002

thanks bluey for your reply
a couple of friends checked and there was no way to get birthcert unless u are the person in question. I will go the lithuanian route, on the declaration should I fill the form foreign divorce or will I run into more problems


thanks colin

Our man in Havana

I would be avoiding any contact with the irish system if you can. Try Lithuania first.

I know many people who have simply remarried abroad due to the issues the OP has experienced.