Legal Question in Family Law in El Salvador

Re: Divorce in El Salvador

Hi,

I think that you need to contact a lawyer who specializes in international divorce.

However, in Massachusetts if the parties were living in El Salvador and were Massachusetts natives, but had not lived HERE for several years, they would not be able to get divorced here. They should check on the validity of their divorce in El Salvador and if it is not valid, and they want to be legally divorced, hire an attorney to get divorced in Massachusetts.

Jessica

Re: Divorce in El Salvador

With reference to your questions, I will need a little more information about your case, e.g. the year they got married make a difference on the way property will be splited; if they are married under the law of El Salvador only, it doesn't matter for how long they lived out of El Salvador, they have to divorce in El Salvador, and if they registered the marriage in MA, they will need to follow the process down there also. The custody, support and visitation laws are not comparable to MA, they would have to contact the authorities in MA related to those issues. Please, do not hesitate to contact me for additional information.