Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Divorc/Assets and Income Tax
If I got married in Brazil, and divorced in Brazil-but in the meantime lived in the US is my Brazilian divorce binding in the US? I have re-filed for divorce in the US so as to avoid paying taxes on assets my ex-husband is transferring to my name. I divorced in Brazil two years ago, in the US a year ago. I have lived in the US since 2001. My ex also claimed me on his 2006 income tax return although we were divorced in Brazil by Jan. of 2006.
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Re: Divorc/Assets and Income Tax
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Yes, a divorce from a foreign country is usually recognized here under the full faith and credit provisions of Florida law. If you were a resident of Brazil at the time of the Brazilian divorce, it should be fine here. Your fact pattern is very confusing and I am not sure if you got divorced one year ago or want to get divorced.
Scott R. Jay, Esq.
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