Legal Question in Family Law in Nigeria
deceptive marriage
I have a Nigerian friend who lives in South Korea. He married a woman from the U.S. She came to Korea to marry him,stayed with him for 3 weeks and left with telling him that should would return to live in Korea with him. She has never returned and is currently living with her ex-husband in Georgia.It has been over a year since their marriage. She decieved him and abandoned him. He justs wants a divorce.What are the steps he needs to take to obtain a divorce? Is it possible for him to use a ''do it yorself'' type form since he is a Nigerian citizen? There are no children involved.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: deceptive marriage
The right law or the applicable jurisdiction would be the country where your friend is domiciled (lives) or where his wife lives. Though I believe the application of any of the above mentioned jurisdictions would also depend on the conditions for instituting a divorce proceeding in either of the countries i.e south korea and the USA
Re: deceptive marriage
Your friend should be able to obtain a valid divorce in South Korea, or perhaps even an anulment, depending on what the laws are there. If the divorce is valid there, it will be considered valid in the U.S., as long as the wife is given written notice of the proceeding.
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