How to get divorce in foreign Country
Foreign divorce
you are in a foreign country and want to divorce your spouse what procedure will have to adopt.
that you would not face any illegality in the future.
First of all, you will have to nominate the special power of attorney, you can make either any relative or your Lawyer, to proceed in family court on your behalf.
Papers of special power of attorney
you can prepare the papers from the country where you live or from Pakistan. both are valid but if you prepare the papers in a foreign country the law of the country will follow if the papers are prepared in Pakistan Pakistani law will be followed. and verification of the Pakistani Embassy is necessary.
Court procedure
The special attorney will complete all your court procedure and the court will pass the decree of dissolution of marriage.
After decreeing the decree will be submitted to the union council and the process of 90 days will be completed in the union council. after this certificate of Nadra will be issued by the union council which is conclusive proof of foreign divorce.
For Male
Male doesn't need to file in court. they have the right to divorce directly but the procedure of the Union council will have to follow and will have to send notices to UC as well as to wife one by one.
Union council will send the notices to both parties and the special attorney will appear on behalf of the husband and will proceed 90-day procedure.
Honorable Lahore high court describe the simple process in Writ Petition No.6782 of 2019/BWP
Mst. Asma Bibi Vs. Chairman Reconciliation Committee, etc.
1. Husband will send a power of attorney to his
lawyer;
2. Power of attorney should be attested from the
Pakistani embassy or consulate of the country
where he is residing;
3. Where a lawyer receives the power of attorney,
he will proceed according to law;
4. Proceedings of overseas divorce in Pakistan are
conducted in Arbitration council;
5. Minimum 90 days proceedings will be
conducted by lawyer in arbitration council;
6. After the proceedings of overseas divorce in
Pakistan, a divorce certificate will be issued by
NADRA through arbitration council and this
certificate is considered as sole and only proof
of divorce.
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