QUESTION
Is my divorce from the U.K. recognized in Florida?
Asked on Feb 19th, 2017 on Divorce - Florida
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Hi, my ex wife and I moved to FL in 2009 and still live here. We are both from the UK and got married in the UK. Things didn't work out so we filed for divorce through a UK solicitor since that's where we are from. We resided in FL over that period and still do. The divorce was a mutual agreement and signed off by both of us, the decree absolute was issued and filed. My ex wife has since attempted to remarry in FL and is being informed the UK divorce is not recognized in FL since we did not reside in the UK when it was filed. I'd like some clarification on if this is accurate? Thank you.
1 ANSWER
Under Florida law, this state has jurisdiction to enter a divorce when at least one of the parties resides in the state of Florida. On the converse side, if both parties lived in Florida at the time of the divorce, the UK (at least under Florida law) would not have jurisdiction to enter the divorce.
As a simple solution, you both could just go through an uncontested divorce presently since, presumably, all assets, liabilities and other issues that normally arise in a divorce have been resolve.
Best of luck,
Cindy S. Vova
Law offices of Cindy S. Vova, P.A.
954-316-3496
info@vovalaw.com
Answered on Feb 19th, 2017 at 6:31 PM