How will the states recognize my foreign divorce?
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How will the states recognize my foreign divorce?
I am currently in France going through a mutual divorce with my soon to be ex
husband, who is French. My divorce will be recognized clearly under French law,
but how will they recognize it once I move back to the US? Will it be automatic? Do
I need to notify the government, if so how? Or do I just go back to living a normal
live as an American in my own country? I will obtain several copies of the divorce
degree of course before I move back stateside, but Im so confused on what to do
so that I can be divorced in the eyes of the US. Ps. We got married in the US
originally so my mariage is registered, but weve to get a divorce in France because
its where we reside.
Asked on November 7, 2018 under Family Law, Texas
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
A foreign divorce is recognized in the Untied States under the docttrine of "comity" so long as the parties were properly notified in the forign coutry. I am assuming that the divorce was properly served, acknowledged and consented to in France. I would, though, contact a divorce attorney from the state in which you were married (it says here Texas) to make sure that your state laws are complied with as well. That attorney can also tell you what you need to register the foreign divorce in Texas so that it will show up in the county clerk's records. Good luck.
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