WHERE DO I HAVE TO DIVORCE, CANADA OR DOMINICAN REP?

[manofsteel]

hi people, im from Dominican Rep, I got married with a canadian citizien from Quebec, in Dominican Rep, she applied for sponsorship , I got my PR a year later, and one year and a half , she decided to get separated and we decided to take our own rode, and I went to live in Ottawa ON with my family, I have one year and 6 month separated, WHERE DO I HAVE TO GET DIVORCE, IN DOMINICAN OR CANADA? JUST WANNA BE LEGAL SEPARATED, CANADIAN LAWYERS TELLS ME THAT IT MUST BE IN CANADA, AND DOMINICAN LAWYERS SAY IT CAN BE IN DOMINICANA, ****WHO I HAVE TO BELIEVE?**** get divorce in canada are 1,500 dollars, in dominican 250$... Please advise

 

[tricia-chile]

I believe you are supposed to get divorced in the country you got married. Then have the divorce legalized in the other country, assuming the marriage was previously legalized in said country.

 

[taffy7]

You can get divorced in Canada . Doesn't matter where you got married .

 

[taffy7]

You will have to be in the DR if you want to get divorced , there are many papers to file and sign. Do you have a separation agreement ? If so this will make it easier. OP was looking at cost so it will be cheaper in the D.R .BUT NOT NECESSARY Modified post just in case you don't read the previous one .

 

[PMM]

Hi

You will have to be in the DR if you want to get divorced , there are many papers to file and sign. Do you have a separation agreement ? If so this will make it easier.

Wrong, the OP has been resident in Canada for 1 year so he can divorce in Canada.

 

[taffy7]

Hi


Wrong, the OP has been resident in Canada for 1 year so he can divorce in Canada.
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He asked if he could get divorced in the DR because it was cheaper ... my reply you have to be in the DR as there will be many papers to sign. Previous post i replied you can get a divorce in Canada .