Is your wife Mexican? Are you divorcing? Are there any existing custody orders? It would be best if you spoke to a local lawyer to have a custody order made ASAP with restrictions on taking the child out of the state / country (if none exists) to aid in getting the child back if your wife makes... View More

For a valid notarized signature on documents in Mexico you have 2 options, have the person sign in front of the notary at the US Embassy or consulate or sign in front of a Mexican Notary and then get an apostille after. Sometimes the Mexican notary may want the document translated into Spanish... View More

The court will most likely accept your case if you meet the residency time limits for your state. As far as serving the other party in Mexico, treaties between the U.S. and individual countries or international agreements such as the “Hague Convention on Service Abroad” and the... View More

You should strive to follow the law and get divorced properly to avoid future problems, like bigamy or where your present spouse could make a future claim to your assets if you die stating they are your current spouse and you never divorced. The reality is that nobody checks but in my practice I... View More

Yes the spouse can start the process in Mexico but to serve you properly will be a bit of a hassle and expensive due to needing a letter rogatory and having to translate the papers and follow the guidelines of the Hague Service Convention

You may be able to have them sent back but depends on many circumstances such as where they were born, are they dual nationals, were you married, why did they go to Mexico, how long have they been there, etc.

Not necessarily, you must apply at the Mexican consulate outside Mexico so at the interview you will find out if there is a problem. The employer needs to start the process for your work visa in Mexico.

Yes you can but man in Mexico work in the informal economy so unless he gets a regular paycheck, it would be hard to levy property or garnish wages. It would be best to investigate first and then if it made sense file the suit in the US, serve him be a letter rogatory and then register the foreign... View More

You would have to have the local court send a request called a letter rogatory to the area where he is and then the court would serve him and give you a proof of service. If service is not done this way then service could be attacked at a later date.

Bringing the child may be easy, you would do a consular report of birth abroad at the US consulate in Mexico and assuming you lived the required years in the US, the child would get US citizenship and then you could take them with you (assuming mother consents). As far as the mother goes, you... View More

You could join in the criminal complaint against him and under the new victims rights law he would need to pay you as part of his sentencing. The down side is that you would need to pay your legal fees and your recovery would be the amounts for services in Mexico so unless it is a large amount it... View More

The laws do apply to you even though you do not have work papers. If you push the issue you could get your employer to pay but just the medical bills, do not expect big settlements if it was a work injury. Getting a CURP is easy if you have an immigration document and work permission should not... View More

Please be advised that service of papers in a foreign country, especially one that is a party to international treaties between them and the U.S. or international agreements such as the “Hague Convention on Service Abroad” and the “Inter-American Service Convention” is different than in the... View More

You can assert your rights through the Mexican justice system in a number of ways. You can file appeals of decisions (apelacion), file an extraordinary writ (amparo), you can also sue the judge civilly, make a complaint against them (queja), file a complaint with Human Rights (Derechos Humanos) or... View More