Every day, I get dozens of inquiries on ending a marriage. Some ask me about annulment. Some think legal separation is better. And still others ask me about a case called Recognition of Foreign Divorce.
I know what a Recognition of Foreign Divorce case is and what it isn’t. And I have gently comforted new clients who turned to us after having been scammed with fake PSA records, or clients who have unaccomplished cases or had their cases dismissed. Yes, it can be done sooner if the court is efficient. But all this cannot be done in just three months.
She finally called us. She accepted that the process would take at least a year. She asked us to take the case and work on it “Yes,” I said, rather regretfully. Our office has a full discussion about these requirements every time a new case comes in.Foreign documents have to be authenticated for the court here to accept them. The relevant rule is Section 24, Rule 132 of our Rules of Court. I’ll quote part of it here: