Time required for an express Colombian divorce

BY
ESTEBAN RADA “LAWYER CO�
ENGLISH SPEAKER COLOMBIAN LAWYER
EMAIL. lawyerscolombia at yahoo.com

According to the law 962 of 2005, Colombia authorized a mutually approved divorce with a notary when the couple agrees on the terms of the divorce. This option was created as a tool to avoid the procedure in court, which always takes time and is more expensive.

Can you get divorced in 2 hours?

In real life, it can not. A normal divorce when the couples agree on the terms a minimum of two days is required using the notary. This is when the couple doesn’t have kids or assets, plus another week to register the public document in the notaries where the marriage and birth certificates are stored.
In case there are children, the mutual agreement divorce can take three weeks because the social worker has to provide “a concept of the section of child support�, plus when the couple has assets, the liquidation of the community property must be done at the notary and registered in the office of public instruments.

The express divorce process can be used by persons living outside of Colomiba, but the preparation of the documents for the divorce must be made by an experienced lawyer who knows what and how to request and write the legal papers.

If you want to get a divorce hire a lawyer with knowledge and “contacts in notaries�. Sometimes there are certain notaries that refuse to handle this type of case that involve international law, making the person come to Colombia and sign the papers in front of them. A good lawyer at help with this notary problem.
Thanks for all your comments about past articles, don’t hesitate to contact me for any questions.

ESTEBAN RADA “LAWYER CO�
ENGLISH SPEAKER COLOMBIAN LAWYER
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN FAMILY LAW
EMAIL. lawyerscolombia at yahoo.com

By lawyer CO on Jan 25, 2008, 08:55 in Visa & paperwork.

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CatGirl says on Jan 25, 2008, 09:33: Thank you for more education.....Puurr - hope someone can benefit from your advise and expertise Scary thought to need divorce in 2 hours? Almost like a Mc Donald's drive through marriage and divorce - jaja Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

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