How soon can a Dominican woman remarry after a divorce?
A Dominican woman needs to wait ten months after her divorce is final. The only exception is when she is remarrying her previous husband. How soon can a person remarry after getting a one-day divorce in the DR? The foreign person needs to wait for the divorce decree to be registered at the “Oficialía” before remarrying. The divorce is not final until it’s registered. To marry before registration of the divorce decree may invalidate the marriage if challenged in the future. Will my one-day divorce be valid in the US or Canada? For the judgment to be valid abroad, it needs to be certified in the Office of the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic as well as in the Foreign Relations Ministry and the embassy or consulate of the country where the divorce is to be valid. The authentication of the final decree of divorce, with translations by an official government translator, is part of the services provided by law firm for the established fee. Prior to getting divorced in the Dominican
