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BrianS
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 Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject: I want a divorce, wife in Russia. What are my options? |
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I am an American citizen, married, and my wife is a Russian citizen. We married in Russia. Before all the paperwork was completed for her to immigrate to the US, she started having an affair, which continues to this day. I eventually found out about it and I stopped the immigration process. I no longer want to be married to her and she feels the same with me.
I want to know what are my divorce options? Do I need to travel back to Russia to obtain a divorce? She mentioned we could both go to the local ZAGS office and sign a document requesting a divorce and that is it.
What other options are available?
Do I need to obtain the services of a lawyer over there to represent me? That would be difficult as she lives 4 hours from the nearest city with legal services. There are no legal services in her city.
I would just as soon go to the ZAGS office, sign the divorce papers, and be done with it, if that indeed is the easiest and quickest way to go about it. Does anyone know the cost? If we go to the ZAGS office, how soon before the divorce becomes final?
Can't she go ahead and file for divorce without me being there? That is okay with me, if it presents no problems for me? But she mentioned it costs a lot money for her to do that, and is very time-consuming, as she has to petition the courts to grant the divorce.
I would rather not go back to Russia for this, but if I need to, I will.
We have no children.
Any and all advice is much appreciated. Thank you. |
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overseas_expat
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So very sorry your marriage went awry.
I have no personal experience, but I just googled around 'divorcing a Russian' and browsed the results. It looks to me like you'll need to go to Russia to obtain the divorce. There appear to be a number of English speaking Russian attorneys in Russia who specialize in this. Without children in the marriage, it looks to be a fairly straightforward bureaucratic process, but time consuming. And of course there are the usual array of Russian documents to be handled.
I think you'll need to go there, and I think you'll need an attorney. |
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Paul-Holmes
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Go to Visajourney.com and ask the question there.
Sorry, but your situation about affairs is more common than you think. |
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berna
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Divorce in Russia is said to be more liberal than the divorce laws in western countries. However, divorce with a foreign national is a bit complicated in Russia. According to the Russian Family Code, the dissolution of marriage is possible regardless of the citizenship of the spouses.
I would advise you to take a lawyer's help in your state to make sure that the divorce will be recognized in your country. |
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polarrrbear
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| Is there a country that accepts marriage outside, but not divorce? |
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stormwarning
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Was the actual answer to this question ever answered? Have you divorced, and if so, what did you have to do?
I find myself in the same situation regarding the requirement to divorce my Russian wife. We married in Russia and the plan was for her to join me here in England, however despite lasting a year with only a week here and there when I could visit her, the first time she came here everything has gone wrong and she wants to divorce. After trying so hard for so long to rescue our marriage, today I had to admit defeat when it all went so very very wrong. I now know we have no chance of a future together and divorce becomes the only sensible course of action.
She has asked me to write a letter stating my intent for divorce with no financial claims on her, but before I do anything I am seeking advice. I will go to a solicitor if I have to, but first I would dearly love to know if this original question was answered - did you have to go to Russia? My visa has expired and I have no idea how to get a new one without a letter of invitation. I am also scared of going anywhere near her in Russia because she became very threatening and I no longer know just what she is capable of doing, and her father is ex-KGM/FSB. His influence came in very handy when we were trying to get married, who knows how far it extends. If you managed to do this without going to Russia, I really want to know.
Kind regards,
Chris. |
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TrevorM
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IREN
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According to the Family code of the Russian Federation if rupture of marriage relations of citizens of the Russian Federation occurs to foreign citizens in territory of the Russian Federation there is it under its laws.
If one of the spouses, being the citizen of the Russian Federation, lives behind its limits it has a right to break off marriage with other spouse who too lives outside of Russia irrespective of whose citizen of the country it is.
It is able to do it in diplomatic or consular establishment. It is specified and in the international agreement.
If spouses are citizens of the different countries divorce passes under the legislation of that country in which court there is a divorce case.
You have a just cause to put in the statement for marriage rupture in court in a place of the residence.
In any case, you can receive consultation at the lawyer. |
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aminnagpure
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| stormwarning wrote: | Was the actual answer to this question ever answered? Have you divorced, and if so, what did you have to do?
I find myself in the same situation regarding the requirement to divorce my Russian wife. We married in Russia and the plan was for her to join me here in England, however despite lasting a year with only a week here and there when I could visit her, the first time she came here everything has gone wrong and she wants to divorce. After trying so hard for so long to rescue our marriage, today I had to admit defeat when it all went so very very wrong. I now know we have no chance of a future together and divorce becomes the only sensible course of action.
She has asked me to write a letter stating my intent for divorce with no financial claims on her, but before I do anything I am seeking advice. I will go to a solicitor if I have to, but first I would dearly love to know if this original question was answered - did you have to go to Russia? My visa has expired and I have no idea how to get a new one without a letter of invitation. I am also scared of going anywhere near her in Russia because she became very threatening and I no longer know just what she is capable of doing, and her father is ex-KGM/FSB. His influence came in very handy when we were trying to get married, who knows how far it extends. If you managed to do this without going to Russia, I really want to know.
Kind regards,
Chris. |
WHY U NEED TO GET DIVORCE, JUST LEAVE HER , STAY AWAY |
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expatstayathomedad
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| Run for the hills or take a plane back home |
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