Foreign Divorce Opinion Letter
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Legal opinion letters confirm you are legally divorced or verify a foreign marriage was annulled. Only a lawyer licensed by the Law Society of Ontario can issue a legal opinion letter. Axess Law’s family lawyers go over Canadian and foreign laws with you and review where your divorce or annulment was granted, where you lived before you divorced and any other legal issues that could affect your Ontario marriage application.
When you get married outside Canada, your divorce is subject to foreign laws. If you apply to remarry in Ontario, you must show proof your foreign divorce is genuine. Legal opinion letters confirm you are legally divorced or verify a foreign marriage was annulled. Only a lawyer licensed by the Law Society of Ontario can issue a legal opinion letter.
A marriage breakdown is traumatic and can be even more frustrating if your plans to remarry are held up by uncertainty about whether a foreign divorce is real. This is where we step in to assist you with the status of your divorce in Ontario.
Polygamy, or being married to multiple partners at once, is permissible in some countries, but not in Canada. That means you must provide a foreign divorce opinion letter when you apply for a marriage license here. Unless you attach this all-important legal document, your marriage application could be turned down, forcing you to reapply at a later date.
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Axess Law gives you legal advice as your case requires. Family lawyers can meet you in person or online, at your convenience.
Our family lawyers file legal documents or answer court questions. We help you navigate through your domestic legal issue with ease.
Axess Law will ask you for two pieces of I.D. Proving your identity is obligatory to prevent fraud. You may use either two pieces of primary I.D. or one primary and one secondary I.D. These include:
Yes! But, be sure to plan well ahead of your wedding ceremony to leave sufficient time to get legal documents signed and approved. Getting approved to remarry takes about four weeks. You then have 90 days from the date your marriage license is issued to get married or reapply.
Most divorces from foreign countries, including the United States, are recognized in Canada provided:
you or your spouse lived in a foreign country for at least a year before divorcing, or
you have a “real and substantial connection” to the country where you divorced.
Before you sign documents that affect your future, ask Axess Law for our opinion. Our family lawyers:
Help you understand both Canadian and foreign marriage laws
Review foreign laws to point out where the divorce was granted
Provide a legal opinion on whether your divorce is legal
Arrange notary publics to witness statements of sole responsibility
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Most divorces from foreign countries, including the United States, are recognized in Canada provided:
Ontario courts rarely refuse to recognize foreign divorces, but it can happen if:
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