Foreign divorce certificate or decree
The document must be provided with a certified English or French translation if the foreign divorce decision is not in English or French.
Requirements
Foreign Divorce Opinion Letter Requirements
Before ABALAW can prepare a foreign divorce opinion letter for an Ontario marriage licence application, the file must include the core divorce, identity, translation, and licence information needed for lawyer review.
What to prepare
Core requirements for the review
These items help the lawyer confirm the foreign divorce record, connect it to the client, and prepare the Ontario-facing opinion letter.
Government-issued photo ID
Passport, driver licence, permanent resident card, or another accepted identification document.
Your draft Ontario marriage licence application form
Names of both intended spouses and the details required for the Ontario marriage licence application.
What is the process?
How ABALAW checks the requirements.
Send the file
Upload the foreign divorce document, certified translation if required, ID, and Ontario marriage licence information.
ABALAW checks requirements
The legal team confirms whether the package contains the core records needed for lawyer review.
Gaps are identified
If a document is missing, unclear, or not translated, ABALAW explains what must be fixed before completion.
Lawyer review proceeds
Our lawyer reviews the documents and prepares the opinion letter.
Common gaps
What can stop the file from being ready?
Most delays come from missing, unclear, or untranslated records. ABALAW identifies these issues before the foreign divorce opinion letter is finalized.
- The divorce document does not clearly show that the divorce is final.
- The document is not in English or French and no certified translation is included.
- The marriage licence application details are incomplete.
Have some, but not all, documents?
Start with what you have. ABALAW can identify what is still required before the foreign divorce opinion letter is finalized.