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Indian Divorce in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey or New York

As an Indian lawyer licensed to practice in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey & New York, I am frequently contacted about helping Indian clients obtain a divorce in USA (specifically in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey & New York). My familiarity with the Indian culture helps me guide my Indian divorce clients through the process and my knowledge of how divorce law in the USA (Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey & New York) may impact the client in India is often a great benefit for my Indian divorce clients.

As a divorce lawyer in US, I have handled numerous US divorce cases for Indians living in USA. Divorce in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey or New York is different from that in India.

What our law firm usually sees is that while the clients may have gotten married in India, when they get to the USA, things don’t work out, and one of the spouses decides to get a divorce.

Common Reasons Indian divorces in USA are:

• Domestic violence between spouses.
• Having family problems with the in-laws.
• Financial problems especially if one spouse sends a lot of money to his or her family back in India.
• Adultery
• Transferring money to India to hide money from the other spouse

For an Indian client, getting a divorce in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey or New York can be a complicated process especially when there are issues such as:

• Property issues both in USA and in India
• Child custody issues between the parties, especially when one of the parties wants to relocate to India with the child either during the divorce or after the divorce.
• Another aspect of child custody disputes that occurs is when one of the parties takes or kidnaps the child and flees to India.

If you are an Indian client who needs to get a divorce in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey or New York, you need the services of an experienced and skilled Indian divorce attorney who is licensed to practice in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey and New York and is intimately familiar with Indian laws and issues such as land valuations in India, tracing money sent to India and serving individuals living in India.

Understanding the Indian divorce laws such as the Hindu Marriage Act, Dowry Act, and 498A cases is critical for skilled and qualified representation of Indian couples getting divorced in the USA. The following are essential things required to file a divorce for Indian clients who were married in India and are getting a divorce in the USA in states such as Virginia or Maryland or DC or New Jersey or New York.

Residence

Different states have different requirements regarding how long one has to live in a particular state before you can file for a divorce in the USA. You do not need to go back to India to file for a divorce. You are allowed to file in the state where you meet the residency requirements. Provided you meet the relevant statutory criteria to show that you and/or your partner meet the residency requirements and start filling for your divorce.

Obtain Service Of Process

Our law firm uses different private investigators to try and obtain personal service in India. Our law firm helps client with Indian divorces in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey & New York and has established these networks because we want to assist our Indian divorce clients obtain access to a fair justice system to file for a divorce in the USA.

One needs to obtain personal services in Indian divorce cases when one is filing for child custody and one of the parties is residing in India with the child. Obtaining personal service in India helps a client strengthen their chances of initiating the divorce process and child custody case in USA.

Legal Separation

A Indian couple can only get a limited divorce first before reaching the final divorce. The grounds for obtaining a final divorce may involve cruelty, desertion, adultery or divorce based on one year separate and apart.

You are able to initially file for a limited divorce which is also known as “divorce a mensa et thoro.” This means that you and your spouse have started the divorce process but not completed it. This kind of divorce has some advantages like remaining on the same health insurance or tax benefits.

Waiting period

Indian Divorce Lawyers is USA (Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey and New York) handle divorces that can be either contested or uncontested. A contested divorce is the case where the spouses cannot agree on one or more issues — for example, a couple that wishes to divorce but cannot conform to the financial statement terms or custody of their child. On the other hand, an uncontested divorce is one that the spouses agree to divorce, make a fair division of properties and enters into a separation agreement.

In our experience, the uncontested divorce typically takes two to three months after filling while the contested divorces can take between 15 months to 2 years. For those who have gone through contested divorce cases and no appeal was made, the divorce is final after the judge has signed the final decree and twenty-one days passes without an appeal being taken.

Conclusion

Our law firm believes that during the most challenging time in your marriage, one needs a lawyer that fully understands the situation to represent you. Mr. Sris assists Indian divorce clients in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey & New York with different types of family law cases. This is due to his vast experience in handling different types of issues dealing with Indian divorce cases. Additionally, the attorney’s familiarity with the Indian culture helps him understand the clients’ needs better.

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Things To Consider When dealing with an Indian divorce in USA – Virginia Maryland, DC, New Jersey or New York

Are you an Indian seeking a divorce in USA?

First, consider the following:

• Understand all the underlying legal issues if you’re going to separate with your partner.
• If you are an Indian divorce client and your or your spouse are physically residing in the US, you have the same access to the courts as US citizens.
• Divorce may result in you having to change your visa status; immigration laws need to be taken into account.
• The law of the state you live in applies, not the place where you were married.
• Divorce can be very emotional.

Before you make any decision regarding your divorce process, always consult a professional law firm for advice. Mr. Sris is based out of the Fairfax Office. He has handled numerous Indian divorce cases in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, Prince William and Alexandria in Virginia and in Maryland, DC, New Jersey & New York. He has also been consulted as an expert witness for divorce in the US in states such as Virginia, Maryland, DC, Kansas & Florida.

IF YOU WISH TO SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION WITH MR. SRIS ABOUT AN INDIAN DIVORCE IN USA – CALL 888-437-7747.

Additionally, Mr. Sris’ knowledge of the culture helps him relate to the client’s concerns about the following types of issues when a marriage takes place in India and a divorce occurs in USA – Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey or New York:

• Dowry case being filed against them and the family in India,
• That the other spouse is attempting to make a claim to a gift by the parents solely to one spouse
• How cultural aspects such as caste and interreligious marriages may cause friction between spouses
• In some cases, even how one spouse’s desire to eat non-vegetarian foods or consume alcohol may be causing friction in the marriage?
• Gold jewelry given by the parents to one spouse is now being claimed by the other spouse

Based on his substantial experience of helping Indian divorce clients for over 25 years and being an attorney in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey & New York, Mr. Sris believes that it is critical that as your lawyer, to truly understand you in order to represent you well during such a difficult time in your life.

Mr. Sris’ experience enables him to not only assist clients of Indian origin with their divorce cases and collateral issues such as equitable distribution, child custody, child kidnapping, etc., but it also helps him assist Indian divorce clients with related issues such as criminal domestic violence charges, civil protective orders, and immigration-related issues such as cancellation of visas.

Often, criminal domestic violence charges go hand in hand with civil protective/peace orders. As such, it is difficult enough that the Indian client is going through a divorce, on top of that, he/she has to deal with a criminal domestic violence charge and as a result of the civil protective/peace order, the individual cannot go back home and be with the children.

Divorce laws and procedures in the US are different from those in India. Before you take action on your divorce process, first consult an attorney from your home country and another in the USA. You might realize your country’s system might be substantially different from the US in terms of property distribution, child custody determination, etc.

When obtaining a divorce in the USA, one party may receive a divorce decree which may not be recognized by the Indian Courts with a reason that the foreign court has no jurisdiction over the case. The marriage gets recognized in one country and null in another. In India, such a person may be accused of bigamy, but in the US they are not considered guilty.

For all of the above reasons, if you got married in India and are facing a divorce in the US (Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey or New York), seriously consider contacting our law firm for help.

If you need a Virginia Divorce lawyer, Maryland Divorce Attorney or Legal Counsel in DC, New Jersey or New York to help you with your divorce case in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey or New York, call us at 888-437-7747. Our divorce attorneys can help you.

Therefore, if you were married in India, but getting a divorce in USA, contact our law firm so we can help you get through this tough time.

A marriage in India, getting a divorce in USA does not have to be scary when you get the skilled representation of an Indian lawyer in Virginia, Maryland, DC, New Jersey & New York.