Is my brazilian marriage legit?

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8 years ago

I travelled to brazil in 2008 to marry my brazilian gf whom i met in london.

We flew to belo horizonte then to Uberlania MG.

Upon arrival we were introduced to a lawyer who said he would sort everything out. Obviously for hefty amounts of money.

What is now confusing me is that聽 I was only in brazil for 2 weeks, is this even long enough to satisfy all formalities legally?

The marriage took place on the final day and i began travel back to belo horizonte to fly home that night.

After i had left she travelled to rio to the british consulat and applied for a spouse visa. Which was declined as it turned out she had been living in the UK illegally for 7 years.

It wasnt long after leaving brazil that we stopped talking and eventually lost contact.

Is this marriage legitimate? If so what is the easiest way to undo it? I hvent seen her for nearly 10 years

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GuestPoster204 Guest

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8 years ago

Welshdanny,

Were you married in a cart贸rio? Do you have the marriage certificate?
You can always fly to Brazil and look for the marriage registry at that same cart贸rio.

Two weeks is long enough especially if pre-arranged by a lawyer during that time.

If it麓s legit, the only way I know that麓s faster is to divorce her. I don麓t really know if there could be grounds for annulment like a "marriage of convenience" which was planned on you and which could satisfy Brazilian laws. You should come to Brazil to find the record at the cart贸rio and also talk to a lawyer. A divorce can take a while like 6 months to even a year.

Divorce lawyer fees around two thousand reais...

Good luck!

robal

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Welshdanny Member

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8 years ago

Thanks Robal. Yes I was married in a cartorio and i have a marriage certitificate.

southerntraveller40 Member

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6 years ago

Is there a web site where one can check聽 if the marriage is still valid

Without聽 having to travel to brazil?

GuestPoster204 Guest

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6 years ago

southerntraveller40 wrote:
Is there a web site where one can check聽 if the marriage is still valid

Without聽 having to travel to brazil?

I麓m not aware of websites like that. Validity is easily seen by going to the cartorio where you were married. When Brazilians divorce, they usually go back and report the Divorce Decree to the cartorio where they were married originally to correct the present status and also as ordered by the courts.

Maybe anyone can call to verify but I doubt that because Brazilians almost always need to see IDs.

robal

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