Adibray10
13 May 2022
Law / Divorce in Poland - birth certificate issue? [5]
Hello/Część.
I'm wondering if any of you kind people can help me here with a divorce issue I have in Poland.
In short, I started a divorce in the U.K which was finalised a few months ago with a decree absolute. When my Polish Lawyer (who I have for child contact arrangements as my Daughter lives in Poland) contacted my ex Wife and informed her of this, he received communication from my Ex-wifes Lawyer to tell him that my Ex Wife had started a divorce in Poland, albeit started after I had started the process in the U.K and never got off the ground. My Ex-wifes Lawyer states the U.K divorce is not valid, clearly it is as its recognised under the Hague Divorce Convention and the Judge in the U.K who granted the divorce knew I got married in Poland.
However we are at stalemate at the moment because my Lawyer can't start the child contact arrangements until he cancels out my Ex-wifes divorce.
My Polish Lawyer is stating that because I do not have a British Marriage certificate(I got married in Poland), the process in Poland will take a lot longer. This is despite me telling him that the U.K haven't done so since 2014 and would only give British marriage certificates for marriages abroad before 2014 in exceptional circumstances.
I don't believe my Lawyer is correct. Has anyone else experienced this and how did they get around it?
Hello/Część.
I'm wondering if any of you kind people can help me here with a divorce issue I have in Poland.
In short, I started a divorce in the U.K which was finalised a few months ago with a decree absolute. When my Polish Lawyer (who I have for child contact arrangements as my Daughter lives in Poland) contacted my ex Wife and informed her of this, he received communication from my Ex-wifes Lawyer to tell him that my Ex Wife had started a divorce in Poland, albeit started after I had started the process in the U.K and never got off the ground. My Ex-wifes Lawyer states the U.K divorce is not valid, clearly it is as its recognised under the Hague Divorce Convention and the Judge in the U.K who granted the divorce knew I got married in Poland.
However we are at stalemate at the moment because my Lawyer can't start the child contact arrangements until he cancels out my Ex-wifes divorce.
My Polish Lawyer is stating that because I do not have a British Marriage certificate(I got married in Poland), the process in Poland will take a lot longer. This is despite me telling him that the U.K haven't done so since 2014 and would only give British marriage certificates for marriages abroad before 2014 in exceptional circumstances.
I don't believe my Lawyer is correct. Has anyone else experienced this and how did they get around it?