Divorce in Vietnam
My wife and I married in Vietnam in 2006 but we never live together because she wants to live in Vietnam only so, I came to visit her every year in Vietnam but at in the end our married is doesn't work any more, the last time we met together is in 2009.聽 Now we want to divorece,
The problem is I can not go to Vietnam, I live in Europe now.
Do any one know about divorce law in Vietnam?
Do any one know lawyer office, who is not charge too much .... I had asked my wife to find a lawyer , she said cost 5,000 usd.聽 She lives in Vung Tau city or also ok is in Ho Chi Minh city.
I don't know is in Vietnam has lawyers government, for helping people who has not much money to hire a lawyer.
If any one know, please tell me, what should I do? or where can I find a good price a lawyer in Vietnam.
Best regards,
Harry
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If you've bought a house and Assetts in her name ,it's a different matter.聽 聽But the actual divorce filing is only pennies..bugger all.
I asked her to find a lawyer, she told me 5,000 USD.聽 I think she makes her own price that why I decide to find by myself.聽
Do you know lawyer office in Vung Tau or Ho chi Minh city?
I think 5000 USD, that is the price my wife makes !聽 聽I had transferred some money to her for starting divorce but nothing happened. no news , no any documents that why I want to contact a lawyer by myself.
Could you tell me please ,聽 normally how much for hire a lawyer in Vietnam? for divorce case....
Where can I find ?
聽 聽 Referring to the link ''are the chances to find a Vietnamese wife good to marry, on this same site: Think again, Vietnam women like to go abroad but if there is聽 an other boyfriend involved better watch out. I have seen that as well and they were milking him to the bone.
Regards Ron.
I have read in divorce vietnam law,, Actually my wife can ask for divorce by herself with Department of External Relations, Ho Chi Minh City ??? because we are not live together, the last time we met in 2009. with out a lawyer.
Is it truth?
Thank you for your offer, I would like to contact with you. How can I ?
please give me your e-mail please.....
You are a foreigner who wants to divorce a Vietnamese, i think it will be a little more complicated, maybe you will need to write a divorce request, ask a translation company to make a notarized Vietnamese copy (translate it and bring it to the notary public's office to ask for provement), we call it "notarized translation", then bring it to the court --> ... , I don't think it will cost you more than $100 in total for the divorce, but I think you will have to come here. Anyway, you can contact this company, maybe you will find a good lawyer here.
Did you buy her a house???
What Assetts do you have in Vietnam that are in Joint names...ie bank accounts.
If you have nothing here , why are you worrying.聽
If you just want to file the divorce papers , $5000 is ridiculous.聽 聽I have a friend here who luckily was renting a house聽 and had no joint bank accounts.聽 聽It cost him a few pennies to file the divorce application.聽 If there's no Assetts in the marriage why worry.聽 聽Let her stew.
I don't have a house and no join bank account with her.聽 the peoblem is I can not go there.
Actually, I think my wife can ask for divorce because we are not live together. the last time we met in 2012 in Vietnam.
now, she has a new family with her boyfriend, I only wnat to start a new life.
Where can she ask for divorce? she lives in Ho Chi Minh.
Could you tell me, where can I find a divorce application?
I think actually my wife can ask for divorce because we are not live together. last time we met in 2012, that 3 years ago.
Could you tell me please?聽 Where is my wife can get a divorce application?聽 she lives in Ho Chi Minh city.
Where can she start apply for divorce? I will tell her to go there.
Regards,
Harry
Don't send a cent.. Let the boyfriend pay.
They only want to marry to formalise their family.聽 They've already shown their dishonesty by bullshitting you about $5000,聽
Tell them to prepare the papers, and send them to you to sign. If they don't accept that, just ignore them.
Tell her she can go to her grave as your wife otherwise.
I've been through several court cases over the years for all sorts of reasons, personal, business etc.....it's amazing what happens when you ignore people.聽 They soon find a way to settle the matter on your terms.
DONT SEND MONEY
BUT , if you want to marry again it may be a different story..
Just an option to explore.
harry110 wrote:Thank you very much, Thanh84
I think actually my wife can ask for divorce because we are not live together. last time we met in 2012, that 3 years ago.
Could you tell me please?聽 Where is my wife can get a divorce application?聽 she lives in Ho Chi Minh city.
Where can she start apply for divorce? I will tell her to go there.
Regards,
Harry
There is a court in every district in Ho Chi Minh city. Just ask her to go to the court in her district to say that she wants to divorce you, and ask for the divorce application form to fill in. From there, she will be instructed what to do next...聽 You don't need to come here as long as she tells them it's her will and she hasn't seen you for years now, but it will take at least 6 months for her divorce to be done without you coming here. Goodluck.
.I am Dutch. I don't have but my wife has it.聽 聽I think my wife can ask for divorce in Vietnam , we are not see together a long time ( 3 years )
you're Dutch, living in Oz for a while, but are right now back in Europe, is that correct ?
If so, it appears you're thinking of divorce laws like they are in Oz where the man gets totally ripped off for just about every cent he has by the Australian聽 Family Law Court the vast majority of the time and the lawyers are the ones who get richer from every divorce. Let's face it - 'western' divorce laws are total rip-offs in 99.9% of countries as far as the man goes anyway. ( Been there and had that done already.)
FORGET IT !聽 聽 The divorce laws in Viet Nam are totally different.聽
For a start you don't really need a lawyer at all if you don't have any property or things like joint bank accounts. You'll probably find this $5000 she's asking you for will be going into her or her new b/f's bank account.聽
Yogi007, Thanh 84 and ngatt are correct - a divorce in the VN courts costs you next to nothing. The most expensive part (according to my wife) would be getting all the required documents translated (for yourself to keep as proof in the future) and notarized by the appropriate VN government approved people.
A long time ago, before getting married again, I had friends, and my then g/f, check over all the details we could find about the laws for just about everything we could think of regarding all things to do with any relationship between a VN female and a male expat living in Viet Nam.
Basically it came down to whatever each of the parties owned before they got married, they kept for themselves after the divorce. Anything accumulated together, while married, is split 50 / 50. If an agreement on the value of these things can't be reached, the court will decide who gets what or how much. Unlike in Oz, it seems to be a very honest and fair splitting up of any assets.
ddn_ro's advice one where to look for more details is excellent ! - - - 鈥 4849a.html
Not being able to return to Viet Nam and go through these steps yourself in person could turn out to be a disadvantage for you.
The time taken to push the paper work through varies from District to District, (in tp H.C.M.- as does the coffee money 'donations') but it can be done without you returning to Viet Nam in person yourself.
Once again as Yogi007 advised you - DON'T YOU SEND HER EVEN ONE CENT !!!聽 LET HER BOYFRIEND PAY FOR EVERYTHING !
Why should you help the two of them in any way at all ???
I first met my wife back in early '08 - it took until very late in '11 before her Mom would even acknowledge I even existed.
We got married in '12 and haven't had any problems with her family since.
GOOD LUCK solving your divorce hasslings mate !聽 聽 DON'T let her BS you !聽
Might be an idea, if you still have good relationships with anyone in your local VN community where ever you live in Oz, to seek some advice from them as well.
(just a thought - the local VN Buddhist monks kept in constant contact with my wife and did a lot to help my wife's anxiety when I had to first return to Oz for surgery back in late '12)
Ask her to get the divore paper so you can sign at your country
Without your signature,she cannot marry anybody.
Genahoney wrote:Can a filipino citizen file a divorced in Vietnam to dissolve the marriage in the Philippines?
The Vietnamese courts have no authority in the Philippines. If the marriage was entered into in the Philippines it has to be dissolved in the Philippines.
Another special case is if a filipino is married to a foreigner, the Philippines will recognize a divorce if the foreigner files for it in the foreigner's country.
jaffacakes85 wrote:When this is between Vietnamese but the wife won't sign, and there is a child involved but no property then do you know if there is a time limit for how long it takes? Or does it simply not happen until she also signs?
A man is not allowed to file for divorce if his wife is raising a child under 12 months old even if the child is not his.
I don't know about the time limit, but in a unilateral divorce in which the child is older than 12 months, it's up to the judge to dissolve the marriage if there are justifiable reasons (domestic violence, violation of the other spouse's rights, failure to fulfil spousal obligations, purpose of marriage is not achieved, marriage life is seriously impaired, etc.).
The other spouse's signature isn't a necessity in such case.
How to speed up judiciary when it comes to divorce?聽 It's the same everywhere: things happen faster when both parties cooperate with one another.聽 I'm not an attorney so you should take what I say with a grain of salt and consult your lawyer, but "a few months" is not such a long time to dissolve a marriage IMHO. Many divorce cases in the US, even the ones without property dispute, take years to reach dissolution.
I'm not joking.
*I am not advocating murder. What I m saying is that as a man, the law聽 leaves little choice.
jaffacakes85 wrote:Do you know where I can find out how long this takes or how we can speed it up successfully? It's already been a few months.
No don't kill her. And don't panic. In a couple years you will look back and it will be just a blip of time in your life.
jaffacakes85 wrote:Do you know where I can find out how long this takes or how we can speed it up successfully? It's already been a few months.
G鈥檇ay there Jaffacake,聽
Welcome to the world of the 鈥渒icked to the curb鈥 serial divorcees of which most of us are seriously 鈥減aid up鈥 members.馃槅
What鈥檚 the hurry,,,can鈥檛 wait a few months??聽 聽You鈥檝e found another one haven鈥檛 ya馃槅
Take another serial offenders advice here and 鈥 kill em all鈥.聽 聽 聽
Tell em Yogi did it.
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