Many people choose to live abroad, and some end up marrying foreigners. However, it is common for many of these relationships to end, which brings the need to carry out a separation or divorce, usually before a foreign court.

 

The approval of the divorce sentence is a procedure that aims exclusively at granting the foreign decision enforceability and validation in Brazil. The procedure will analyse whether what was decided in that country does not offend national sovereignty or contradict the laws in force in Brazil.

 

The importance of ratifying a separation or divorce sentence handed down by a foreign court is because the foreign ruling does not generate effects in Brazil until its mandatory ratification by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), which can bring many problems when documents are processed, such as those for travel purposes or the regularisation of one’s residency in Brazil, as well as the possibility of a new marriage.

Our team of lawyers can help you through a CONSULTATION. We can assist in choosing the best country to file the divorce itself or even ratify it in Brazil if it has already been concluded abroad.