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I am hoping that you can give me a general idea of how to divorce a German citizen, I am a us citizen and i am unsure of where to start. do i need to file state side as well as in Germany? what is the process and how long dose it tend to take?
any information would be great. thank you so much.
Stephanie
You need a divorce jdgement renderred by a court.
As there is a German citizen is invloved a divorce suit could be filed in Germany. I do ot know where you live. If you live in germany the court would apply German law. This requires that the spouses have been separated for a year at leat before any divorce suit can be initiated.
If you can also file such law suit in the US is a matter of American law which I do not know.
However, you only need to file a law suit in one of the two jurisdictions who will apply their (international) divorce law to the case.
The length of the proceeding is different in each individual case.
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Henning Haarhaus
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I can answer questions in English, German and French. Practice in inheritance law, tax, labour and contract law for private clients. Services also rendered in the fields of business & commercial law; e.g. business organizations, contracts, debt collections, leasing law. Representing clients all over Germany. NO CONSULTANCY ON FAMILY AND IMMIGRATION LAW.
Experience
Working since 1999 in the forenamed fields. Henning Haarhaus` experience includes services in the legal department of Roedl & partner, the biggest tax consultancy firm of German origin. Appointed Bar Certified Tax Law Practioner in 2007.
Organizations
Bar Association of Berlin, KIWANIS
Publications
Book in German on capital investments and real estate purchases out of Germany; published by Haufe in 2008
Education/Credentials
- passed bar exam on expertise in the field of inheritance law in 2005
- passed bar exam on expertise in the field of tax law in 2004
- passed Final State Exam and admitted to the bar in 1998
- postgraduate judicial service traineeship in Berlin
- passed First State Exam (JD-equivalent) in 1994
- legal studies at the University of Passau (Bavaria) and at the Humboldt University in Berlin
- graduated as certified banker in 1989
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