Immigration,
Family
Aug. 29, 2017
Immigrant sponsors and spousal support obligations
Because it was a short-term marriage and the husband signed an affidavit supporting his wife's green card application, a court said their agreement to waive spousal support was meaningless.
Cara L. Boroda
Van Oorschot Law Group, PCPhone: (310) 820-3414
Email: clb@mvolaw.com
Cara has been practicing family law exclusively since 2010.
After four years of marriage, Max and Anna decide to divorce, and each hire a lawyer to represent their respective interests in the divorce proceeding. Because this is a short-term marriage, the parties agree to a mutual waiver of spousal support. However, because Max signed the affidavit of support I-864 form in connection with his sponsoring Anna for a green card, the waiver is meaningless. Why? Because with the I-864 affidavit, Max entered into an agreement with An...
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