Sunrise, FL Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

If you are illegally in the country and entered the U. S. by December 31, 2011, you may be eligible for legalization if and when comprehensive immigration reform passes. If you overstayed a visa and did not enter by that date, you might still find some way to immigrate in the future like through bona fide marriage to a U. S. citizen. If you are here legally, you may be able to maintain legal status dependent on your circumstances through changing to another visa category such as F-1 student, H-1B specialized worker, H-3 trainee, etc. As your letter is slightly vague as to your circumstances, you should obtain a consultation with an immigration lawyer to go over all of your options. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  

At the time you were deported, you were under two bars – one for the deportation order and the other for illegal presence. Both bars are 10 years. Assuming that you have no other bars such as for fraud or misrepresentation, you should be able to immigrate after 10 years without proof of extreme hardship if your son sponsors you for permanent residence.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  

You can commence legal divorce proceedings. As long as you have an address for him where he can be served, you can go ahead and file for dissolution. You will give a petition and the sheriff or a process server will serve him with the divorce papers. Once he is served, ha has 20 days to respond or all you asked for in the petition is deemed admitted. If he does not answer or take any action (which most likely he will), the judge will enter the appropriate orders in your case, such as child support orders and dissolution of marriage. If you cannot find him after trying to look for him through due diligence, then you may be able to file for divorce, serve his by publication and this way get a divorced. However, this way a judge will not be able to enter a child support order and thus this aspect of the case will remain pending until the court can find him. The above is only general information and shall not be construed as legal advice. It is always recommend you consult with an attorney to review all the details of your case.