Legal Opinion
MONCAYO
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1973No. 2239PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2239 MATTER OF MONCAYO In Visa Petition Proceedings .A-19521225 Decided by Board October 26, 1973 Since beneficiary was not physically present within the jurisdiction of the Ecuadorian court which rendered the divorce decree dissolving his prior mar- riage, there was no personal service of process upon the spouse and she did not appear or otherwise submit to the jurisdiction of the Ecuadorian court, the divorce is not recognized as valid in the State of New York where his sub- sequent marriage to petitioner was contracted; therefore, his subsequent mar- riage to the U.S.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- BRANTIGANBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1966
- Caldwell v. CaldwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Rosenbaum v. RosenbaumNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Gould v. . GouldNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Rosenstiel v. RosenstielNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
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