You both want the divorce. Do you have to fly back to Monterrey to get it?

In most cases, no. Mexican courts do not require both spouses to appear in person; an attorney can act for you under a power of attorney. You can sign that power at a Mexican consulate in the United States, or have it drafted, notarized, apostilled, and translated where you live. Requirements vary by Mexican state.

We quote it in writing after the consultation, and not before — the cost moves with whether there are children, whether there is property to divide, and which municipality holds the marriage record. Quoting you blind would be guessing. The quote already includes civil registry certificates, paperwork and parking; court filing fees are separate and we tell you what they are. It is paid in instalments across the case.

Recognition of a foreign divorce in the United States is decided by each state under the doctrine of comity, and generally turns on jurisdiction, proper notice to both spouses, and public policy. Texas courts have routinely recognized Mexican decrees, but recognition is discretionary, not automatic. Confirm with an attorney licensed in your state.

Often you do not. U.S. states generally let you divorce where you live regardless of where you married — Texas, for example, asks for six months in the state and 90 days in the county. Divorcing in Mexico makes sense when the assets, the children, or the records are there. Ask an attorney in your state first.

An administrative divorce happens at the civil registry and is only open when both agree, there are no minor children, and property is settled. A mutual consent divorce goes before a family judge and is what you need when there are children or assets. A no-fault divorce is filed by one spouse alone, without the other's consent.

About 3 to 4 months. The timeline depends heavily on how fast the two of you close the settlement agreement and on the court's caseload, so we treat it as an estimate and not a promise. We tell you which stage your file is in at every step.

Yes. A marriage properly performed in Mexico and recorded by a Mexican civil registry is generally treated as valid in the United States. That is also why it usually has to be formally dissolved rather than ignored, even if you never registered it with any U.S. agency.

Parental rights (patria potestad), physical custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, and how the marital property is divided. It is the heart of a mutual consent divorce: whatever the two of you decide there is what the judge reviews and approves.

Two rounds of revisions with the other side are included. Additional rounds are quoted separately. If there is genuinely no agreement, we talk it through with you — switching to a no-fault divorce, which one spouse files alone, may be the better route.

No. Everything we quote is before tax, and the written quote states the tax separately so there are no surprises.

The decree is what dissolves the marriage, yes. But most institutions — banks, employers, the civil registry if you remarry, and immigration filings — ask for the divorce certificate (acta de divorcio), which is a different document issued afterward by the civil registry. That is a separate filing with its own cost.