DR Divorce

[Roger]

Can someone tell me about a quicky divorce in the DR? I have heard of several high profile divorces in the country such as Michael Jackson and ms Presley. Anyone ever gotten a divorce there? Both parties want to get the divorce ASAP and no property issues are in question and no children. Any information such as names of attorneys and the related cost would be appreciated.

I would like to know if there is airline service directly to the resort areas or do I have to fly into Santa Domingo and take a taxi. Do both parties have to be present in order to persue the divorce in the DR?

Thanks in advance for your help

 

[Andy]

Roger,

You need to talk to Manuel Espinosa, the "father" of the Dominican quickie divorce. He can be reached at these numbers, all Santo Domingo (809): 532-0383, 535-0330 or 533-4688. He can best be reached first thing in the morning, then again just before lunch. In addition to being a competant attorney, he speaks fluent English and was the attorney who handled Liz Taylor's divorces here in the Dominican. He's also the attorney of some good friends of mine, and they provided me (you) with this information. Good Luck. Andy

 

[Jim Hinsch]

According to a reporter friend of mine (Joe Harkins, author of the American Airlines Guide to the Dominican Republic) that was present at Michael Jacksons "wedding", they were never legally married, therefore, never legally divorced.

Jim Hinsch JimHinsch@CSI.COM

 

[Fabio J. Guzman]

A special provision in Dominican divorce law allows foreigners to obtain a divorce in the Dominican Republic in one day without any residency requirement, provided that both spouses are in agreement and consent to the jurisdiction of the Dominican Court. Only one of the spouses must travel to the Dominican Republic to be present in court. The other spouse may be represented by an attorney in our firm after executing the required power-of-attorney. The divorce judgment will be handed down the day of the appearance in court. The divorce documentation, including authentication by the parties' embassy in the Dominican Republic, is sent by courier to both parties a few days after the court appearance Before going ahead with a Dominican divorce, parties are advised to consult local counsel to determine its legality in their place of residence. Although courts in some jurisdictions (New York, Connecticut, Tennessee) have upheld Dominican divorces and found them valid, courts in other jurisdictions either have not had the opportunity to rule on the matter or consider them invalid based on reasons of public order. Many web-based services offering Dominican divorces and some Dominican attorneys do not address this issue properly.

 

[gio]

I was told that even if both parties want a divorce, you do have to have a legal separation first. What I need is a divorce, I mean, I want to go straight for the gusto and get the big "D" and get my freedom as cheaply as possible. Since my estranged spouse keeps promising to help pay for the divorce but he won't even pay $38 per week child support the whole expense is mine. We now have a do-it-yourself divorce in NY so I have to check more into this. Now it benefits him not to get a divorce because if he gets a divorce then his girlfriend will expect him to marry her because they have a baby. So, I'm left in this pickle. He probably tells his girlfriend that I don't want to divorce him but I do. The way things are, he gets his freedom from marrying her and I'm back in this pickle again. I'm considering talking to this girlfriend of his and telling her, "Look, you want him and I don't. Help me get my divorce so you can have him and he won't have the excuse of being married to me to use as an excuse not to marry you." I am officially taking opinions on this. I would like to listen to the opinions of others, whether in my e-mail or on this board. Please spill your guts as I need someone to see this situation as an outsider would see it. Thank you all.---Gio

 

[Loren]

I say go and tell her the deal. It sounds like Don Chulo has been talking mad mierda!

 

[gio]

I thought that it might be fun to tell everybody how a Dominican divorce gets delivered. My Dominican husband's divorce from his first wife came to him like this: Somebody in the DR gave the papers to somebody that we didn't know, I think in New Jersey. Then the papers were handed over to somebody else we don't know, I think in Manhattan, New York. Then they were handed to somebody else in Freeport, New York. We didn't know him either. But that didn't matter. We got a phone call to come to a specific address in Freeport and get the papers. But, as Dominicans are always late (like mine), the guy in Freeport wanted to go out, so he left a note on the door to get the papers from another apartment. There, my husband picked up the papers from somebody else he didn't know. He also picked up a bag of clothes to give to somebody in the DR that we don't know. When I mentioned to him that we weren't going to the DR for probably 1 1/2 years, so what do we do with the clothes? He said that we had to givc them to anyone who is going to the DR as soon as we could. He did eventually give them to someone else that we didn't know to deliver. I asked him why they don't use the mail. Why not insure the packages and people would have their stuff quickly. He said, "Dominicans don't trust the mail." It was like "Mission Impossible" except much goofier. Yet, I found the cooperation interesting and very amusing. The divorce papers were in a crunchy envelope and it was easy to see that they had been read many times by everybody. I told him, "Could you imagine if the reason for your divorce was that you were a homosexual or had sex with a goat then everybody that you don't know would know it?"

 

[Loren]

I think that process you described is how the mail down there works. Matter of fact, I'm pretty sure of it!

 

[Lic. Julio Urbaez]

Hello

I believe that the people(lawyer) that you husband gave the papers to get divorce were very irresponsible. Most likely serious lawyers don't work in that manner. One good advice is since this was a real chain of people handling the divorce is to make sure he is really divorce!!!! Looks like someone is pulling somebody's leg... :0)

 

[gio]

Dear Dr. Urbaez & Associates: I had to translate the divorce for immigration purposes. It looked mighty official to me. Interestingly enough, his first wife ended up moving in with a lawyer for awhile. I wonder if it was the same guy who did the divorce. Truthfully yours, Gio