CFO Challenge in Clark

[Grant PDX 183]

My fiancee went to the Clark CFO today.  Her interview is next Tuesday, so we figured we'd get this out of the way.  It didn't quite work as planned.  Some background: my fiance was previously married to a US citizen in the Philippines, I've been married and divorced 3 times. (feel free to pass judgement, it is what it is)  My fiance's ex divorced her in Oklahoma.  My divorces were in Idaho and Oregon.  Idaho and Oregon issue a certificate as proof of the divorce, Oklahoma issues a copy of the 5-6 page divorce document stamped by the county clerk.  I think Oklahoma is abnormal in this, but it is what it is.  When my fiance attended the seminar and counseling, the perused her divorce document, then said they need to see similar examples of my decrees.  Idaho and Oregon don't issue full 5-6 page decrees with all the details, it's just a one page certificate decree.  I haven't kept copies of my full divorce documents (the first was over 20 years ago), just the official certificate, and I've just ordered the "certificate" looking ones as needed.  This was never an issue before (my previous spouse was also from the Philippines and the CFO didn't require the full divorce document, just the divorce certificate was enough).  So they sent my fiance away, telling her to return (actually go to the Manila CFO with her receipt after emailing the Clark CFO so they can forward their info) when she has her visa and the full documents from my divorces.  Essentially they want to read the "reason" for the divorces in the court papers (all were irreconcilable differences).

 

The CFO can definitely ask for "anything" including documents I don't know how to get (24 year old divorce documents? I can order the decree online, but the full legal paperwork? is it even possible?)

 

My thought is to wait until she has the visa, then go to the Manila CFO with visa, the receipt from the Clark CFO, the document from the Clark CFO showing she needs to show my divorce decrees, and my divorce decrees, and hope they give her the certificate.  Otherwise just redo the CFO in Manila.

 

Other ideas?

[Kevo 69]

Utah also issues the full decree - mine is at least 12 pages.  I never heard of a divorce certificate before - but I like the idea.   

 

You're going to have to contact the counties in which your divorces were granted, they should have the full decrees on file.  

[Greenbaum 12,259]

CFO can bite you in the a$$. Manila is not going to be any easier but I would go and see what becomes of this. Tell your girl to be happy but confident. Be sure she can recite why your marriages ended. She needs to mail this as your options are running thin.

[duckhunter1 18]

Time to lawyer up and fight the CFO....an unnecessary, no value added Philippine Government entity that limits freedom!