Married in India, applying for divorce in USA.

[Surajguy374]

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Surajguy374
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April 2, 2025 at 12:52 pm

Does anyone have any experience and lawyer recommendations?

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[Braveninja1446]

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Braveninja1446
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April 2, 2025 at 1:15 pm

I dont think this will work you have to file it in same country where you got married

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[Desishark6045]

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April 2, 2025 at 1:39 pm

Correct. If you are planning to get married in India, or own property in india, you should divorced in india

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[Silentrajnish997]

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April 2, 2025 at 5:15 pm

No. It can work. Marriages are universally acknowledged.
If you are divorced in US, you are divorced in India too.
Remember that if the spouse is in dependent visa, the moment the divorce decree is signed by the judge, the visa is invalid and the person is staying illegally in US.

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[Desishark6045]

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Desishark6045
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April 2, 2025 at 1:38 pm

lawyer recommendation in USA?

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[Rapidyukta9920]

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April 2, 2025 at 1:48 pm

Nothing stops you from filing for divorce in USA, but a foreign divorce maintainability in India is complex and I would advice you not to go through a divorce in USA. It’s better if you initiate the process in India preferably on mutual consent basis. Please consult an Indian Lawyer before taking any decision on this front.

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[Mightyramesh8767]

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April 2, 2025 at 3:09 pm

LoL

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[Urbanranjan8949]

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Urbanranjan8949
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April 2, 2025 at 5:31 pm

If it is a mutual or a contested divorce, then it will work. There needs to be a verbiage in the divorce papers that your lawyer can take care of. Once it’s done, just to be on safe side, you can file a mutual divorce in India too. Your lawyer in India should be able to help with this.

If it is a unilateral one way divorce, India will not recognize the divorce.

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[Surajguy374]

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April 2, 2025 at 5:47 pm

Yes it’s mutual

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