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1. DIVORCE IN MEXICO: Report from the US Embassy in Mexico. 1. Residence requirements: Amendments to the Mexican Nationality and Naturalization Law which took effect on March 7, , require that an alien be a legal resident of Mexico before he may apply for a Mexican divorce.

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2. Mexican divorces did not require spouses to be present at a hearing, so a number of Americans took advantage of the "fast-track" process available there frequently sending a lawyer to represent them. Celebrities who obtained a Mexican divorce include Johnny Carson, Katharine Hepburn and .

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3. Divorces in Mexico require a formal procedure than in most cases require the presence of both spouses in the jurisdiction where the divorce is to be filed. Even more, foreigners (non-Mexicans) require a special authorization from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico to file for it.

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4. May 29,  · Divorces are a little more complicated. Here in Mexico there are 2 types of divorces. The first is called Nicesario. This is a contested divorce where the parties do not agree and need to fight it out in court. This process will be very expensive, and the only winning party will be the lawyers.

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5. Sep 17,  · The Mexican General Population Act (Ley General de Población), which is a federal law and thus supreme in all states, literally provides that no judicial or administrative authority may hear a.

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6. Mexico used to be the go-to country for the quickie divorce, granting divorces in as little as three hours, and in some cases even granting mail-order divorces. Between and , when some states had residency requirements as long as three years, approximately , United States couples obtained quickie Mexican divorces.

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7. Mexican divorces are relatively inexpensive and remarkably swift. Divorce-law experts insist that the situation is not all that bad, that a correctly handled Mexican divorce is perfectly valid in most of the 50 states. But if someone contests it later, defending a Mexican quickie-cheapie can prove long-drawn-out, costly and uncertain.

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8. Mexican divorce is a divorce obtained in Mexico either by mail order or by the appearance of one of the spouses who does not have a Mexican domicile. A Mexican divorce is easier, quicker, and less expensive than a divorce in most states of the US. During ’s, many courts ceased accepting divorce petitions from non residents.

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