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MAIL ORDER DIVORCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private International Law (Private Law)
  • Family Law (common law)
DEF

Otherwise known as a Mexican divorce; a divorce in which the plaintiff, without ever becoming a resident of Mexico, corresponds with an attorney of the country who prepares the necessary papers, plaintiff signing and returning them to him, whereupon a divorce is granted in Mexico, without the presence of either party to the marital relation severed by the divorce. Such a divorce is generally regarded as absolutely void.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international privé (Droit privé)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)

Spanish

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