{"id":904,"date":"2009-05-18T23:07:28","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T21:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.velascolawyers.biz\/?p=904"},"modified":"2015-04-25T23:10:14","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T21:10:14","slug":"35-can-i-get-divorced-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.velascolawyers.com\/en\/questions-and-answers\/family-law\/35-can-i-get-divorced-in-spain.html","title":{"rendered":"Can I get divorced in Spain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. In accordance to Spanish law, the Spanish Courts and Tribunals are competent in matters of personal and patrimonial relations between couples, marriage annulment, separation and divorce, when both parties reside in Spain, or at least one, at the time of placing the demand for separation\/divorce. 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