Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
can non-citizen divorce his wife in United States
If a man is a legal resident of the United States but not an American citizen can he file for divorce in the United States even if wife resides in Mexico or other foreign country. If so what is required in order for divorce to be valid.
Asked on 8/16/06, 2:30 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford
Langford Law Office
Re: can non-citizen divorce his wife in United States
Yes he can. He does not need to be a citizen. A valid non-immigrant or LPR can file for divorce. There are additional expenses to assure service of citation on the wife. If there are children involved, there are additional issues to insure support and conservatorship.
Answered on 8/16/06, 2:41 pm
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