Dear Lawyer, My spouse and I are both Vietnamese citizens. We got married abroad and subsequently registered our marriage in Vietnam. We have divorced pursuant to a mutual consent divorce decision issued by a Vietnamese court. However, under the laws of the foreign country where we resided, divorce does not provide for a distinction between […]

I am a Vietnamese citizen and currently planning to marry my fiancé, who is a foreign national. We intend to carry out the marriage registration procedure in Vietnam. I would like to consult a lawyer regarding the process, required documents, legal conditions, and any other important considerations we should take into account when completing this […]

Question: A British citizen currently living and working in Hanoi married a Vietnamese woman in 2019. They have two children together — one is 7 years old and the other is 9 months old. Recently, the wife unilaterally requested a divorce via text message. The husband does not agree to the divorce, and currently, the […]

I am a Turkish citizen and my ex-wife is a South Korean citizen. We got married in South Korea in 2020 and are currently residing in Vietnam as foreign nationals holding temporary residence cards. Due to irreconcilable marital conflicts, we have decided to divorce. May we proceed with our divorce in Vietnam? Response: Mutual legal […]

Question: My spouse and I have been close friends with another couple for over 30 years – not just friends, but truly like family. We were devastated to learn that both of our dear friends tragically passed away in a traffic accident during a family trip, leaving behind a young child with no relatives to care […]