Furthermore, the bill distinguishes between marriage annulment or dissolution, which pertains to marriages solemnised by religious figures or indigenous community leaders, and absolute divorce ...

Dear PAO, I was married to an American citizen for 10 years. Thereafter, he decided to obtain a decree of an absolute divorce in the US. After it was granted, my ex-husband married another woman ...

They now have to wait for a decree absolute, usually issued six weeks and a day later. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

They now have to wait for a decree absolute, usually issued six weeks and a day later. Andrew McCorkell, John Fahey. Wednesday 31 July 2013 10:55 BST. Comments.