ATWATER

Interim Decision #2220 MATTER OF ATWATER In Visa Petition Proceedings A-20559162 Decided by Board August 17, .1973 (1) Under the law of the Dominican Republic, divorce of nonresident foreigners is permissible provided that, while at least one of the parties is present at the hearing and the other represented by the holder of a special power of attorney, they expressly agree to attribute jurisdiction to the Dominican court. (2) Notwithstanding beneficiary in the instant case, a native and citizen of the Philippines, presented a Dominican divorce decree purporting to terminate her prior…