Beware of irresponsible people pretending to be attorneys from Dominican Republic and promising a divorce by proxy or by mail.
Divorce available to foreigners in Dominican Republic requires of the presence of at least one of the spouses in the divorce hearing as well as drafting of a complete separation agreement and power of attorney to acting attorney that should be legalized at nearest Dominican Republic consulate.
Divorce procedure cannot be made by paralegals, secretaries or travel agencies. For more information please go to our website www.wdalaw.com
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
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DOMINICAN DIVORCE GENERAL INFORMATION
Dominican Republic special divorce is available to foreigners or Dominican citizens residing abroad, when both spouses agree to file this divorce before Dominican Courts. This procedure is very simple and only requires the attendance of one of the spouses during the hearing which takes usually less than half an hour and you can leave Dominican Republic the same day in the afternoon. It takes ten to fifteen days to obtain your divorce decree, which is to be sent to your home or office by courier (DHL or FedEx).
The parties should sign a settlement agreement revised by an attorney in their jurisdiction in order to confirm it complies with spouses local laws. This document should include spouses complete data, a list of property, or statement of non-property, the statement regarding minor children and support agreement, your desire of divorcing before a Dominican Court and the authorization of one of the spouses to the other to attend to hearing on her/his behalf. The settlement agreement can be drafted by an attorney in your jurisdiction Our firm also provides you with a Special Power of Attorney authorizing us to proceed on your behalf. Both these documents (settlement agreement and power) must be signed by the parties before the Dominican Consulate nearest to your jurisdiction. A detailed instruction on legalization is to be provided to you when instructions to proceed are received.
Amounts to be charged are:
US$1,650.00 including:
*Professional fees
*Transfer airport/hotel/airport
*Drafting of settlement agreement
*Provision of interpretation by Official Translator before the judge
*Official fees and taxes to be paid to court;
*Translation into Spanish of Divorce Decree
Does not include:
Legalization at country of origin’s Dominican Consulate and Legalization at party’s consulate; airfare, hotel, meals.
Procedure: In order to start the procedure it would be necessary for you to send us:
1. Copies of the marriage certificate issued and of birth certificates of minor children (if any). These documents can be sent by fax (809) 540 8002 or by email w.diaz@wdalaw.com / info@wdalaw.com
2. Copy of the passports of the spouses to verify identity and draft the documents.
3. First payment of US$550.00 to start paperwork.
After we receive this information we proceed to prepare documents which are to be sent to client for signature; these documents plus a power of attorney form should be signed, legalized before Dominican Consulate; after legalization is made, these documents must be sent to our office together with original certified copies of marriage and birth certificates; these documents are necessary in order to request for the setting of a hearing date at the court, hearing is usually set for 1 to 2 days afterwards.
The spouse that is to attend hearing in Santo Domingo will only have to spend 1 night in Dominican Republic. Please be sure to bring with you to Dominican Republic passport and other piece of identification (social security card, identification id, driver’s license).
Please contact your travel agent in order to determine documents needed to enter Dominican Republic. Citizens of U.S. and Canada and major European countries do not require of a visa but of a valid passport and a tourist card which can be provided either by your travel agent or at your arrival at the Dominican Airport. Our staff could take care of hotel reservations upon request. The day of hearing, formal attire is required (office kind attire).
Payment: A first payment in the amount of US$550.00 is required in order to start paper work. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.
Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us either by email w.diaz@wdalaw.com / divorce@wdalaw.com or by phone 809 540 8001 / 809 540 5687. We are willing to serve our clients on a 24/7 basis and will give you feedback as soon as possible.
Dominican Republic special divorce is available to foreigners or Dominican citizens residing abroad, when both spouses agree to file this divorce before Dominican Courts. This procedure is very simple and only requires the attendance of one of the spouses during the hearing which takes usually less than half an hour and you can leave Dominican Republic the same day in the afternoon. It takes ten to fifteen days to obtain your divorce decree, which is to be sent to your home or office by courier (DHL or FedEx).
The parties should sign a settlement agreement revised by an attorney in their jurisdiction in order to confirm it complies with spouses local laws. This document should include spouses complete data, a list of property, or statement of non-property, the statement regarding minor children and support agreement, your desire of divorcing before a Dominican Court and the authorization of one of the spouses to the other to attend to hearing on her/his behalf. The settlement agreement can be drafted by an attorney in your jurisdiction Our firm also provides you with a Special Power of Attorney authorizing us to proceed on your behalf. Both these documents (settlement agreement and power) must be signed by the parties before the Dominican Consulate nearest to your jurisdiction. A detailed instruction on legalization is to be provided to you when instructions to proceed are received.
Amounts to be charged are:
US$1,650.00 including:
*Professional fees
*Transfer airport/hotel/airport
*Drafting of settlement agreement
*Provision of interpretation by Official Translator before the judge
*Official fees and taxes to be paid to court;
*Translation into Spanish of Divorce Decree
Does not include:
Legalization at country of origin’s Dominican Consulate and Legalization at party’s consulate; airfare, hotel, meals.
Procedure: In order to start the procedure it would be necessary for you to send us:
1. Copies of the marriage certificate issued and of birth certificates of minor children (if any). These documents can be sent by fax (809) 540 8002 or by email w.diaz@wdalaw.com / info@wdalaw.com
2. Copy of the passports of the spouses to verify identity and draft the documents.
3. First payment of US$550.00 to start paperwork.
After we receive this information we proceed to prepare documents which are to be sent to client for signature; these documents plus a power of attorney form should be signed, legalized before Dominican Consulate; after legalization is made, these documents must be sent to our office together with original certified copies of marriage and birth certificates; these documents are necessary in order to request for the setting of a hearing date at the court, hearing is usually set for 1 to 2 days afterwards.
The spouse that is to attend hearing in Santo Domingo will only have to spend 1 night in Dominican Republic. Please be sure to bring with you to Dominican Republic passport and other piece of identification (social security card, identification id, driver’s license).
Please contact your travel agent in order to determine documents needed to enter Dominican Republic. Citizens of U.S. and Canada and major European countries do not require of a visa but of a valid passport and a tourist card which can be provided either by your travel agent or at your arrival at the Dominican Airport. Our staff could take care of hotel reservations upon request. The day of hearing, formal attire is required (office kind attire).
Payment: A first payment in the amount of US$550.00 is required in order to start paper work. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.
Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us either by email w.diaz@wdalaw.com / divorce@wdalaw.com or by phone 809 540 8001 / 809 540 5687. We are willing to serve our clients on a 24/7 basis and will give you feedback as soon as possible.
For additional information please go to http://www.wdalaw.com
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