I-129F Divorce Proof

[BJ & Christine 1,392]

2 minutes ago, brandonflude1 said:

So what did you send to USCIS for the divorces? Did you send a "Judgement of Divorce" for both, or did you get something else?

I went to court house and got copy of divorce decree. Made sure judges signiture was on it. Did not have it certified as the rfe did not state it needed to be.. 

We been approved and waiting for medical and interview ATM. 

 

Any questions u can pm m also..

[bf__ 501]

2 minutes ago, HP+IC said:

BTW, no 'absolute divorce' wording on either of our judgements. Just 'marriage dissolved' due to irreparably broken relationship bla-bla-bla and back to pre-marriage names. I believe, this is state-specific. And one of our copies seems to be 'certified' because it bears a specific statement to that effect.

Cool, seems that it varies state to state and this can be very confusing. From what I've read on here, a "Judgment of Divorce" is fine, as long as it's signed by the judge and stamped by the county clerk as being an exact copy of the original (therefore certified). 

[HP+IC 292]

13 minutes ago, brandonflude1 said:

Cool, seems that it varies state to state and this can be very confusing. From what I've read on here, a "Judgment of Divorce" is fine, as long as it's signed by the judge and stamped by the county clerk as being an exact copy of the original (therefore certified). 

If 'special referee' stands for there for the judge, and I assume it does, I believe we are fine. 'Clerk' is simply a clerk. I paid more attention to the stamp 'filed' because my own divorce decree ('resolution of the court on dissolution of marriage' from Ukraine) needs not to be registered/filed/certified elsewhere and is final once issued, signed by the judge and secretary, stamped with validity date and given to the parties some time after it is pronounced in court sitting. We used to file/certify our judgements some time ago and divorce was final only after such filing. 

Edited October 26, 2018 by HP+IC

[carmel34 3,529]

To avoid getting an RFE, I would suggest that you make sure you send ALL pages of the full divorce decree, including details of division of property, etc.  Some VJ members have posted that they had RFEs or delays because they sent a one or two page document that certified the divorce was final, but did not include the full details of the divorce.  Check this and send the full divorce decree, stamped and certified by the court, usually a county clerk in the US.

[bf__ 501]

53 minutes ago, carmel34 said:

To avoid getting an RFE, I would suggest that you make sure you send ALL pages of the full divorce decree, including details of division of property, etc.  Some VJ members have posted that they had RFEs or delays because they sent a one or two page document that certified the divorce was final, but did not include the full details of the divorce.  Check this and send the full divorce decree, stamped and certified by the court, usually a county clerk in the US.

We sent the full 3 page document we received. It has around 30 points about how everything would be divided, who's responsible for what, etc. as well as being stamped and signed.

[bf__ 501]

1 hour ago, HP+IC said:

If 'special referee' stands for there for the judge, and I assume it does, I believe we are fine. 'Clerk' is simply a clerk. I paid more attention to the stamp 'filed' because my own divorce decree ('resolution of the court on dissolution of marriage' from Ukraine) needs not to be registered/filed/certified elsewhere and is final once issued, signed by the judge and secretary, stamped with validity date and given to the parties some time after it is pronounced in court sitting. We used to file/certify our judgements some time ago and divorce was final only after such filing. 

I think that as long as it's been entered into court records, and is legally binding - that all is okay. As others have since posted, make sure to send copies of everything you have regarding your divorce.