QUESTION
Initiating, proceeding and finalizing divorce from a foreign country with a US citizen
Asked on Jul 04th, 2014 on Divorce - Virginia
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What is the best way by the foreign national to initiate, proceed and finalize divorce with a US citizen, if each of them are located during several years in different countries and if there is a problem in locating the US citizen, if there is no intention to move to each another? And during what period usually does such process take place? Is it the best way to start the process in a foreign country and following getting the result, what are the ways to proceed with the issue? What are the approximate costs in the US?
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Any divorce must ordinarily be filed where one of the spouses currently resides. It does not matter if either party is a citizen of the United States, if they do not currently live in the U.S. then they will not meet the residency requirement of any state. (There are exceptions for military members who are stationed abroad.)
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Answered on Jul 07th, 2014 at 6:48 PM