I need advice, please! wendy: Hello. I am Russian and my husband is American. We got married in United States, but we are living now in the Middle East where he works. My husband was abusive to me so I took my child ( from first marriage) and went home to Russia. I want to divorce my husband. I hope very much that he would be agreed to start divorce process and then send me all the paperwork. But I am afraid he would get mad at me and who knows, maybe refuse to divorce or try to make this process as long as he can. I do not have US visa so I cannot go there and start the process myself. I know that actually I can divorce him here in Russia because I am Russian citizen and I have a right to be divorced according to Russian laws, even if our marriage took place in United States. But no one knows if this divorce I supposedly get in Russia will be valid for other countries, including US.
My second question. In case my husband refuses to divorce if I can I hire a lawyer in US to represent me in my divorce case without my presence there or not. I just try to find any options to get a legal divorce. Also I want to mention that I do not need something from my husband and we have no children from this marriage.
I will be grateful to hear any advice or opinion. Thank you.
Re:I need advice, please! rhondam71: Certainly file for divorce in Russia so that your status there is correct. As far as the U.S. - you will be asked to appear if you file, so have your H file
