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Forum: USA
Feb 15th 2022, 7:45 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,996
Posted By S Folinsky

Re: Divorce solicitor/lawyer with UK-US knowledge

I am quite retired and my bar membership is “inactive” - even if I was inclined to give advice, I avoid doing so. There is one exception for advice to seek counsel. BTW, that was your initial...
Forum: USA
Feb 14th 2022, 5:01 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,996
Posted By S Folinsky

Re: Divorce solicitor/lawyer with UK-US knowledge

Another issue is child’s green card status and eventual possible derivative naturalization. A long time ago represented a man who had a California joint custody decree when wife then absconded to...
Forum: USA
Feb 11th 2022, 3:23 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,996
Posted By S Folinsky

Re: Divorce solicitor/lawyer with UK-US knowledge

Both the US and UK are parties to The Hague Convention on Child Abduction. The convention provides that jurisdiction should be governed by the principal residence of the child. I became personally...
Forum: USA
Feb 6th 2022, 10:36 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,996
Posted By S Folinsky

Re: Divorce solicitor/lawyer with UK-US knowledge

I agree with your conclusion - it is best practice for any dissolution (FWIW, when California instituted no fault divorce back in 1969, in order to make a clean break with prior law, the term...
Forum: USA
Feb 6th 2022, 8:38 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,996
Posted By S Folinsky

Re: Divorce solicitor/lawyer with UK-US knowledge

I don’t really know his facts. All I am saying that it appears that OP has a choice as things now stand. Which jurisdiction is preferable for OP involves questions which may be worth exploring. I...
Forum: USA
Feb 6th 2022, 1:07 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,996
Posted By S Folinsky

Re: Divorce solicitor/lawyer with UK-US knowledge

OP may want to process the dissolution in California. A California court can take jurisdiction inasmuch as one spouse resides in California. The child complicates things.
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