Big Pine Key, FL Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

Sorry to hear of the problems you have endured. Permanent Residents certainly may divorce their spouses, and that should have no impact upon the Permanent Resident's immigration status. If the Permanent Resident applies to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, after initiating divorce proceedings just several months after enter the U.S., the USCIS might apply heightened scrutiny about the validity of the marriage and the intention of the foreign national at the time of entry into the U.S. and the time of approval of the adjustment of status application. It would be wise to accumulate a strong set of documentary evidence to show that you and your spouse lived together in a bona fide marriage notwithstanding that it ended in divorce soon after you got your "Green Card," and this also might include arrest and court documents relating to the charges of domestic violence. Some immigration law firms, including mine, offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis so that a client will know the total expense from the very beginning, and a few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge.

Dear Anonymous:      You say your name is on the deed to a home you owned with your ex wife.  What does the marital settlement agreement/final judgment from that divorce say?  Was the property to remain yours or was a deed just never done?  Who has lived there?  Did you make any payments towards the home since your original divorce or otherwise contribute to it since you remarried?     So, the home would be a non-marital asset, meaning your current wife would, as a starting point, not be entitled to it.  However, if marital funds or effort on your part went into this home, then she could possibly have a claim to it.    However, if your name simply remained on the deed over these last 20 years, she likely will not have a claim. Best of luck, Cindy S. Vova Law Offices of Cindy S. Vova, P.A. Broward/Boca Raton 954-316-3496/962-2785

Those items continue to be her personal property and you and she should make arrangements for her to pick them up and remove them from the house. If domestic violence is the issue, you can arrange for a police standby when she comes to pick things up. Do not destroy or damage her things.