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    Default How to Make Divorce Abroad Valid in the U.S.

    My question involves a marriage in the state of: NY
    My husband and I are both dual citizens of the US and Colombia. We were married in Colombia in 1995, and later that year in NY. We both live in Colombia now and want to get divorced. The terms of the divorce, child custody, and property division have been agreed upon.

    My question is: how can I make a Colombian divorce recognized in NY, so that we are also divorced there?

    We have 2 children. We have property in NY.

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    Default Re: Divorce Abroad

    If you're divorced, you're divorced.

    If you want to have proof of a divorce in a foreign nation for use in other countries, you should obtain a certified translation of the divorce judgment. You could also get divorced twice, just as you got married twice, if you want to be sure that nobody is in a good position to eventually question whether you in fact were divorced in Colombia.

    What issue or problem do you anticipate?

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    Default Re: Divorce Abroad

    Hi. Thank you for your response, it's very useful. I was asking because I want to make sure that everything is clear and I don't have any court issues over there. But I can't get divorced in NY right now because I'm not living there, and it is a requirement. The problem I anticipated was, precisely, the fact that we were married twice and I wanted to make sure that my divorce in Colombia also ended my marriage in NY.

    How does one register a divorce in NY? I agree that I have to have it translated and probably also get the apostille. What government office is in charge of such things?
    Thanks again.

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