What does International Law says about Dominican Divorce?
Special law 142, enacted 40 years ago (1971) in Dominican Republic and creating a new legal institution (Rush Divorce) specifically designed for foreigners wanting to obtain a quick and legal divorce, provides a WAIVER to the residency requirement and on the basis of international law, a divorce sentence granted by a Judge will be fully recognized, homologated and accepted in the country of origin of spouses. On this particular, Supreme Court of the U.S. and others around the world have convene and issued many decisions and have established that in order to recognize a Dominican Republic Divorce, the parties involved in the process should make sure the following aspects of due process are followed:
Process should be BI-LATERAL and UNCONTESTED
Divorce Decree granted should expressly DISSOLVE MARRIAGE BOND between spouses. At least one of the spouses should be present during the divorce hearing in Dominican Republic. The spouse not present in court should sign a POWER OF ATTORNEY expressly agreeing on divorcing in Dominican Republic and appointing an attorney to represent him/her in court.
The decree granted should be translated into English Language by Supreme Court-Certified Translator and then legalized by Apostille (Convention of the Hague on legalization of documents) to be fully accepted in United States, Canada, United Kingdom and many other countries around the world. For countries not member to the Hague Convention on Apostille, a Consular legalization should be made to Divorce Decree.
Finally, making sure the person taking care of your divorce is a LAWYER with practice in Dominican Republic will assure you the "Due process" is being duly followed and that you shall not encounter any unpleasant surprises in the country of origin of spouses.
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