Anybody Ever get a MEXICAN Divorce?

Factual Questions
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In the USA,lawyers charge a bundle for a divorce, and in my state, you have to wait a year to get one. I understand that Mexican law allows for:
-a divorce to be granted within 48 hours of filing
-minimum legal time needed-a Mexican judge merely approves a document of divorce, and grants it 99.9% of the time
-Mexican divorces are recognized by all US states
So,is a mexican divorce a goodidea? is it a good thing to have access top such an easy procedure?:confused:

2

The main problem with a Mexican divorce is that your third point, “Mexican divorces are recognized by all US states,” is not accurate. You may get away with a Mexican divorce, but if it is challenged in a US court the judge will probably declare it invalid on jurisdictional (“Mexico does not have jurisdiction to enter a divorce decree for residents of <your state/county/city>”) or constitutional grounds (e.g., “The decree does not apply because the division of property was not in accordance with the guidelines of <your state/county/city>”).

So if your spouse later decides that she didn’t get a fair chunk of the marital assets she will not have much trouble convincing a US judge that the Mexican divorce was invalid. You’ll end up paying for both the Mexican divorce and a good old American one. I chose to spend the money on the American one and make sure I would never have to give her one penny more than what our separation agreement states. The waiting period was painful (and unnecesary, since it takes so long to get to court in the first place that you have had plenty of time to make sure you really want a divorce), but finding out you’re still legally married or on the hook for more money would be far worse.

3

I think as far as what mattgg says may apply as far as a distribution of assets after a Mexican divorce, the actual divorce itself would be honored, just the same as a Mexican marriage (or that of every other country). I’m suggesting that you could be ordered to follow the jurisdiction of your state for property, but that you probably wouldn’t be charged for polygomy.