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    Jul 2, 2010, 10:03 AM
    Married in spain but divorced in the US
    Im an American citizen and I married a spaniard in Barcelona. We moved to the US and he became a resident. We divorced in the US, is it valid in Spain as well? Do we have to divorce in Spain as well? Thank you
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    Jul 2, 2010, 10:15 AM

    No, you don't have to divorce in Spain. You dissolved the marriage once.

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    Jul 2, 2010, 10:19 AM
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    Thank you and no legal documents such as the decree have to be translated in Spain. My ex husband is claiming he needs to get a lawyer in Spain to translate the decree in Spain?
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    Jul 2, 2010, 12:47 PM

    He may need to have it translated, yes of course, there is nothing wrong with that.
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