divorce
How to divorce remotely?
<p>I am a UK citizen, who has been married to an American woman for about 18 months. We got married in the UK, lived together for about 3 months and later on she moved back to the US because of job opportunity. I stayed at home and later on we decided to break up. However we remained married on the paper and had an agreement when it comes to a divorce, none of us is going to have any property aquired since the moment of separation. So basicaly we have been separated for 10 months and now she assumed filing a divorce with an online company, and I hesitate whether it would be legit on the territory of the UK if we got divorced remotely like that, so I wonder how the process of a divorce could be accomplished, if she is not willing to come to the UK.</p>

<p>The divorce under Florida, USA, law, will be recognised in the UK and have legal effect.</p>
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<p>Under the <strong>Family Law Act 1986</strong> an overseas divorce obtained by means of
judicial or other proceedings is recognised in the UK only if:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>it is effective under the law of the country in which it was    obtained; and</p>
</li>
<li><p>at the relevant date (that is, the date on which proceedings were begun), <strong>either</strong> party was <em>either habitually resident or domiciled
in that country</em> or <em>was a national of that country</em>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-divorces-set13/overseas-divorces-set13" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-divorces-set13/overseas-divorces-set13</a></p>
<p>You may need to take additional steps in the UK as a Florida divorce certificate may not be familiar to organisations who need to be told of your divorce.</p>
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<p>Obtaining recognition of your foreign divorce in the UK can be
extremely complex and we strongly advise anyone who is unsure to
contact a legal professional in the UK to ensure their overseas
divorce is valid and there could be no repercussions down the line.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.nelsonslaw.co.uk/foreign-divorce-valid-england/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.nelsonslaw.co.uk/foreign-divorce-valid-england/</a></p>
