Quick Divorce Service
General Information
Quick Divorce in the Dominican Republic 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.
Typical Quick Divorce Costs
US$1,550.00 or 1,200.00 EUROS, 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 your Divorce Decree
The Divorce Procedure Doesn't Include
Legalization at country of origin Dominican Consulate and Legalization at party 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. 50% of the invoice to be issued including professional fees and expenses.
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) to complete the divorce.
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