LilyTownshend
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This is time sensitive, so any quick advice will be greatly appreciated!
My friend is a Japanese National man who married an American woman from Texas who was in the military. They got married on the military base, and had a child born there. They were married for three years, two of those years being completely loveless on her part, and she was quite cruel to him verbally.
So, he wants to file for divorce. She first moved out of their house in Japan -with the child- seven or eight months ago (without asking first before doing so), then a couple months later moved back to Texas with their child - which he did approve.
He has already obtained an International Divorce lawyer in Japan and started filing on the Japanese side. His problem is what to do on the US side of things. He is currently in Texas and will be for two more days, so is there anything he can do to get some of the US side divorce work done?
I don't know if the wife is still in the military (doesn't sound like she is) but since she was serving when they were married, I thought it might be a factor in their divorce.
I really appreciate any help with this very, very much! My friend doesn't know a lot about American law, let alone US or Texas Divorce law, and he feels completely trapped in the marriage. He is also VERY frightened that his wife may have Power of Attorney over him, and God forbid he should be in an accident - that she would hold his life in her hands.
So, since he's in Texas with her right now, he needs to know if there's something he can do to get the ball rolling with the US side of the divorce.
I hope I have given enough information here to get an accurate answer, but if not, let me know. I'll be checking this thread often.
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Miranda
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Uh why doesn't he file for divorce in Texas? Does he live there, why is he in TX?
Weird situation. Usually once a divorce motion is started it cannot be filed all over the place but once you start with international rules I am not sure how to proceed. If he started in Japan he will likely have to finish there.
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LilyTownshend
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He lives in Japan, and he's in Texas visiting his child.
From what I understand, the marriage is valid in Japan and in America, since it was on the military base, hence needing to file in two places. He has to get the wife off the family registry in Japan, that's why he can't just file in Texas only.
"Weird situation." That's an understatement. :( He's been my best friend for many years, and even though he's consulted a lawyer and has the Japanese paperwork for her to sign, he's still very confused on what to do on the US side of things. That's why I posted this here hoping someone, somewhere would know what to do.
Thanks for your reply, Miranda.
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LilyTownshend
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Well, my friend is back in Japan, but he still would really appreciate some advice on this. I hate to bump this thread, but I don't know anywhere else to look for help with this! I've looked online, and couldn't find anything that applied for his specific situation.
I guess another big question is would he have to go back to Texas to file for divorce there? Or could he have the papers drawn up and served by someone there, like a public notary or something?
Again, any help or advice would really be appreciated so much!
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Miranda
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He cannot file in TX as he is not a TX resident.
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