According to the law 962 of 2005, Colombia authorized a mutually approved divorce with a notary when the couple agrees on the terms of the divorce. This option was created as a tool to avoid the procedure in court, which always takes time and is more expensive.
Can you get divorced in 2 hours?
In real life, it can not. A normal divorce when the couples agree on the terms a minimum of two days is required using the notary. This is when the couple doesn’t have kids or assets, plus another week to register the public document at the notaries where the marriage and birth certificates are recorded.
In case there are children, the mutual agreement divorce can take three weeks because the social worker has to provide “a concept of the section of child rights and agreement”, plus when the couple has assets, the liquidation of the community property must be done at the notary and then registered in the office of public records.
The express divorce process can be used by persons living outside of Colombia, but the preparation of the documents for the divorce must be made by an experienced lawyer who knows what and how to request and write the legal papers in order to get them approved by the foreign authority and then by Colombian notary.
Many lawyer believe is an easy process and they don’t know all the structure and internal facts that the divorce should meet, and years later, problems appears, especially when foreign citizens want to get married again, that’s why you should hire an attorney with experience. I have been representing divorces for almost 13 years.
ESTEBAN RADA “LAWYER CO”
ENGLISH SPEAKER COLOMBIAN LAWYER
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN FAMILY LAW AND CIVIL LAW
MASTER OF LAWS LLM
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