Is a Mexican divorce legal in NY?

 Judgments of courts of foreign countries, as stated in Martens v. Martens, 284 N.Y. 363, 365, 31 N.E.2d 489, 490, 'differ from judgments of courts of our sister States to which, by constitutional mandate, full faith and credit must be given. They must not contravene our public policy'. Our courts have power to deny even validity to the judgments of foreign countries for policy reasons. However,  in Rosenstiel v. Rosenstiel, 16 N.Y.S.2d 64, 262 N.Y.S.2d 86, 209 N.E.2d 709, the Court of Appeals while sustaining a Mexican decree of divorce premised its decision upon the fact that jurisdiction in accordance with Mexican law had been acquired.  Basically, you must ensure that the Courts in Mexico have jurisdiction in accordance with Mexican law for the judgment to have validity. You should consult with an attorney familiar with Mexican law on divorces before continuing. -Alfred Polizzotto, III