Can someone please advise if I have a Divorce Decree from La Vega, can I get it "Legalizado" in Santo Domingo? Also, does a Divorce Decree have an expiration?
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GringoCArlos said:I had my marriage certificate from El Campo legalized in Santo Domingo, and have had absolutely no problems or questions.
The office of the Junta that does the "legalization " process is about 1 block east of the bottom end of Winston Churchill , in the area with many of the government's buildings. From Ave. Independencia, it is about 1 block south (behind) the building for the Loteria Nacional. The line will start forming at the gate at about 6 am, or you can use a buscone to do it for you.
Fabio J. Guzman said:First, what do you mean by "divorce decree"? The ruling from the Court ("Sentencia de Divorcio") or the registration of the ruling at the local Civil Registry ("Pronunciamiento de Divorcio")? You will not be legally divorced until the registration ("pronunciamiento") takes place.
Second, what do you mean by "legalizaci?n"? Do you need the document to be acknowledged as valid by the local authorities in the DR or by a foreign jurisdiction?
If you want to take back to the US both the "sentencia" and the "pronunciamiento", it will go like this:
a) certified copy of the "sentencia" from the Court,
b) certified copy of the "pronunciamiento"' from the "Oficial?a" (Civil Registry)
c) "pronunciamiento" copy goes to Junta Central Electoral for verification,
d) both go to the "Procuradur?a General de la Rep?blica" (Attorney General's Office),
e) both go to the "Secretar?a de Estado de Relaciones Exteriores" (Foreign Ministry), and finally
f) to the US Embassy.