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Expert: John Dong - 5/10/2009


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Mr. Dong, I am in the opposite circumstance of your 9/2/2008 inquiry.
I am a US citizen who married a Chinese citizen in US last year.  We are seeking divorce, but now live in China.  It isn't feasible for my spouse to return with me to US. How might we obtain a divorce in China with US documents?

Answer
Since you registered your marriage in US, generally speaking, you should get divorce proceeding in US.

I'm sure the China Civil Affairs Bureau won't take your divorce application.

Most Chinese court will not take your divorce case. But you can take a try at the court where your wife lived.

In mine mind, you can take a divorce case in US without your wife's appear in the court.

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Over 10 years practice in the field of Chinese law and international law. Extensive practice in company law, real estate law, banking, corporation establishment, foreign investment and other foreign affairs. intellectual property settlement, commercial litigation, civil litigation, administrative litigation, criminal defend, divorce, tort liability, product liability. Draft pleadings, defences, motions.

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Yingke Law Firm Guangzhou Office. Attorney at Law. Address: 15,16,17,18/F, B tower, Southern Media Building, No.289 Guangzhou Avenue M., Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China. Post Code: 510610 Tel: 8620-6685-7288 Fax: 8620-6685-7289 Mobile: 86-189-2611-5891 http://www.yingkelawyer.com/

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Province Ruled by Law, Economy and Development, Jan. 1998.
Auditors's Liability to Third-Party under the Jurisdiction of U.S.A, Hebei Law Science, May, 1999.
The Legal Framework of Real Estate Mortgage, Postgraduate Journal of Jinan university, June, 1999.


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Law School:
Jinan University, Economic Law Department,
LL.M (Masters Degree in Law) in Economic Law, 1997-2000.

Zhongshan University, Law Department,
J.D. in Economic Law, 1990-1994.


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