Married in Morocco, Divorced in US - Do I need to Divorce in Morocco

[tariktchach 0]

Hello,

 

I was married in Morocco in 2004. I filed for divorce in 2014, and the divorce was final in 2015. My ex went back to Morocco and was ordered to sign a quit claim deed so that I could refinance our mortgage in my name (he had no job or income).

 

I am trying now to go through the courts to have this process done without him (he has not been compliant), and suddenly he is sending letters to the judge saying that I never showed up for divorce hearings in Morocco (that if existed, I never knew about).

 

Is there a) anything I can do to have the Moroccan courts recognize our divorce? No children, no Moroccan assets that I want anything to do with (as far as I know, all there would have been were the $13K in life savings we had amassed that I let him take with him, while I took all the debt, so that he would leave me alone)

b) Do I even need to worry about this- I'm never going back to Morocco, and because of him, would have a hard time even being friends with any man from Morocco, let alone getting married to one again.

 

Any ideas or help would be appreciated- thank you all!

[RJandHamid 1,133]

You might want to try contacting the Moroccan consulate in New York, they might be able to guide you on the next steps. I found a section on their website regarding divorce in Morocco, but I'm not sure if it only pertains to Moroccan citizens. http://www.moroccanconsulate.com/divorce.cfm

 

 

 

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

If you had shown up for any divorce he would have owed you money

tell him this

I saw morocco divorces when we were applying for our licence to marry

each time the man had to pay the woman off

when you do talk to the consulate tell them he has not paid all your dowery

BTW the divorce would be logged in Rabat same as your marriage 

try the Office of the Foreign Minister 

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

If OP is divorced in the US then OP is divorced, period.

If her ex went through a secondary divorce in Morocco then he did that for his own sake, so he can remarry/is single again in the eyes of the Moroccan government. That's nothing to do with OP, IMHO.

[tariktchach 0]

15 hours ago, RJandHamid said:

You might want to try contacting the Moroccan consulate in New York, they might be able to guide you on the next steps. I found a section on their website regarding divorce in Morocco, but I'm not sure if it only pertains to Moroccan citizens. http://www.moroccanconsulate.com/divorce.cfm

 

 

 

Thank you! I just sent an email to them explaining the situation. I appreciate your help!