INLAT
PLUS international lawyers have a large
experience not only in managing divorce process of Latvian residents, but also
in handling more difficult situations, when additional knowledge of European
and international law is required. If Latvian legislation allows managing a concrete
divorce in Latvia, our law firm provides assistance in resolving situations of
any level of complexity, regardless of the nationality of the spouses,
residence and marriage. 

Divorce at a sworn notary

In
comparison to a divorce through court proceedings, a divorce at a sworn notary
is much easier and faster procedure, but it is possible only in case, when
there are no disagreements of divorcing issues between spouses. If one of the
spouses won’t revoke the submission regarding divorce in written form within 30
days, counting from the day of commencement of the divorce matter, marriage will
be divorced.

Going
to a sworn notary in possible, if one of the spouses continuously resides in
Latvia on a legal basis within 1 year before a submission regarding divorce is
received, or both spouses are Latvian Republic nationals. It is necessary to take
into account, that you may need documents that confirms you residence in the
country. If both spouses don’t have continuous residence in Latvia (except
cases, when both are Latvian nationals), divorce at a sworn notary in Latvia is
not possible. 

Divorce at a court

If
disagreements between spouses don’t allow making a joint submission, divorce
procedure will happen through court proceedings. An action may be brought
before a court based on the declared place of residence of the plaintiff, but
if none, the actual place of residence of the plaintiff if there are minor
children with the plaintiff, defendant is serving a sentence in a penal
institution, or defendant does not have a declared place of residence, place of
residence is unknown or is located abroad. If one of the spouses doesn’t agree
to divorce, a court dissolves a marriage, if marriage
is actually ended, the spouses have lived separately for three years, and one
of the spouses explicitly does not want to renew it. In some cases provided by
the law it is possible to dissolve a marriage, if the spouses have lived
separately for less than three years. Court requirements for residence of
foreigners are similar to identical requirements at a sworn notary.

Court procedure is long and expensive in some cases;
the examination of the case may take more than half of a year. In addition to a
State fee, it is necessary to pay for all expenses incurred for the purposes of
conducting a case. 

Required documents

One
of the most important aspects is a place of marriage registration. If marriage
is registered abroad, it’s essential to add marriage to a Latvian Population
register. If it’s not done, managing divorce procedure in Latvia is not
possible. 

In
case, when one of the spouses doesn’t have an opportunity to visit Latvia,
proper power of attorney of another person (except the other spouse) is needed
to take all necessary actions to complete the process. A power of attorney must
be notarized at the absent person’s place of residence. If an authorization is
issued by non-EU country, it’s also necessary to provide apostille
(legalization) of the document. 

Support in divorce process with a foreigner in Latvia

INLAT PLUS international
provide full legal support during the divorce procedure involving foreign
citizens. We provide:

<ul><li>Assistance in forming all
necessary documents; </li><li>Providing the procedure
of document legalization and apostille; </li><li>Document translation to
Latvian, providing the procedure of notarization; </li><li>Representing the
interests of one of the spouses at a sworn notary, and during court
proceedings.</li></ul>

Contact
information

In
order to get a free consultation and additional information you can contact us
by phone, email or coming to our INLAT PLUS
international office:

Mobile
phone number: (+371) 

296 216 15





E-mail:
info@inlatplusinter.lv<a target="_blank" href="http://www.inlatplusinter.lv/eng/">www.inlatplusinter.lv</a>

Address:
Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela 38-612, Riga, Latvia

Law Office “INLAT PLUS international”, juridiskais birojs

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