Recognition of a foreign divorce in Brazil so your marital status is updated, you can remarry and dispose of assets. We handle the registry route and the court route, without you leaving the United States.
If your case fits one of these scenarios, our team runs the whole procedure in Brazil with no need for you to travel.
Until it is recognized, Brazil still considers you married. That blocks a new marriage, complicates the sale of property and can turn an ex-spouse into an heir if you die before the records are updated.
Service in your own time zone in the United States (in Portuguese, English or Spanish) and execution in person at registries and courts in any Brazilian state.
We review your documents and build the legal strategy that best fits your case.
We arrange the sworn translation and the Hague Apostille with no hassle.
Our team files and follows the case in person at registries and courts.
You receive the certificate or recorded document digitally and by physical mail.
Each route carries different requirements and costs. Reviewing your documents we determine which applies — and the estimated timeline goes in writing in the proposal, before any payment.
A consensual divorce with no assets, custody or support. Straight to the registry.
The judgment also decided assets, custody or support. Those parts go to the STJ.
A contested divorce: you must prove the other party was properly served abroad.
A simplified list of the documents usually required to start the procedure.
The exact list for your case comes with the initial review — we ask only for what is needed, with no pointless paperwork.
Service in your own time zone in the United States — and execution in person at registries and courts in any Brazilian state.
14 years in Private International Law and more than 2,000 Brazilian and foreign clients served. Law degree from PUC Minas, MBA from FGV, international training in Belgium (Louvain) and Australia (Newcastle). Former professor at PUC Minas.
19 years of practice and more than 2,500 cases in Brazil, in civil, contract and real estate law. Former court-appointed defender for the Bar of Santa Catarina, a Brazilian and American citizen, he has lived in Florida since 2016 and serves clients in three languages.
Law graduate with advanced training in International Family Law. She is the one who receives and organizes your case in the United States: document review, case follow-up, liaison with the team in Brazil and service in your own time zone.
No. It exists in the United States, but produces no effect in Brazilian records until it is recognized there. Until then, Brazil still treats you as married.
When the ruling is not purely consensual — disputed property division, contested custody or a decision handed down against one party. Consensual divorces can be recorded directly at the registry.
Not for the recognition itself. What matters is the foreign ruling and its documents. The case review says exactly what is required in your situation.
Yes. The divorce decree is apostilled in the state that issued it, and we arrange the sworn translation in Brazil.
It depends on the route and the registry or court involved. You receive a realistic estimate in writing in the proposal, before you commit.
It takes two minutes to fill in. A Brazilian lawyer reviews your case and replies in writing with what can be done, how long it takes and what it costs.
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