Filing for Divorce/Annulment outside of US

panopticonalee said:

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

My wife and I got married in Los Angeles in December of 2007, but both of us moved to Germany in Jan. 2008 for my job. We lived in Germany until May of 2009 and then we moved back to Taiwan.

My question is we would like to get divorced/annulment, but CA law states that one of us need to stay in CA for the past 6 months in order to file a divorce. Is this correct? So does this mean one of us need to move back to CA for 6 months just to get divorced? How does the court measure whether a couple stays in CA for 6 months or not?

On the other hand, is it possible to file for annulment? If I admit to have domestic partnership with another person, can we file for annulment? What type of proof would I need in order to file for annulment under this type of circumstance? Do we then need to be in CA for 6 months?

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panopticonalee said:

So if we are both living in Taiwan now, we can file for divorce in Taiwan and it will Void the marriage certificate of US?

Thanks!

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panopticonalee said:

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

My wife and I got married in Los Angeles in December of 2007, but both of us moved to Germany in Jan. 2008 for my job. We lived in Germany until May of 2009 and then we moved back to Taiwan.

My question is we would like to get divorced/annulment, but CA law states that one of us need to stay in CA for the past 6 months in order to file a divorce. Is this correct? So does this mean one of us need to move back to CA for 6 months just to get divorced? How does the court measure whether a couple stays in CA for 6 months or not?

On the other hand, is it possible to file for annulment? If I admit to have domestic partnership with another person, can we file for annulment? What type of proof would I need in order to file for annulment under this type of circumstance? Do we then need to be in CA for 6 months?

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Golfball said:

States are pretty strict on their residency requirements (and separation requirements, if any) for divorce, they don't want to become a divorce mill.

However, you do *not* have to get divorced in the same state you got married in. Some states have shorter residency periods, some have no separation periods. Most states have a waiting period, and whether you need to remain a resident during the divorce process also varies from state to state.

You've probably been married too long to file for annulment, as well, but I would defer to the CA law gurus.

Why can't you get a Taiwanese divorce?

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panopticonalee said:

Thanks for your responses. I understand better now. However, even if I get divorced in Taiwan how does my "marriage record" become "divorced" in CA? Or it does not matter?

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LdiJ said:

You should have read down before posting.

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