Living in Fort Myers, Florida, with a divorce, marriage, child or property connected to Brazil? CK Advogadas handles the Brazilian side remotely, in Portuguese, English or Spanish, with lawyers registered with the OAB (Brazilian Bar).
A decision by the Lee County court and a certificate issued in Florida are not automatically valid in Brazil. For those living in Fort Myers, the route involves an apostille, a sworn translation and, depending on the case, annotation at a registry office or recognition by the STJ. CK Advogadas organizes the sequence and represents the client in Brazil.
Consular jurisdiction based on the division of counties between the Orlando and Miami consulates. Confirm on the consulate's website before booking.
The work is defined according to the documents, the risks and the client's goal.
Assistance with an uncontested divorce at the Brazilian consulate
Consular registration and transcription of a marriage celebrated in Florida
Probate in Brazil with heirs living in Florida
Annotation in Brazil of an uncontested divorce granted in Florida
Consular powers of attorney for acts in Brazil
Apostille and sworn translation of Florida documents
Sale and regularization of property in Brazil by power of attorney
Child support between Brazil and the United States
Consular registration and transcription of a child's birth
Recognition by the STJ of an American divorce, custody or support judgment
What usually ties those who live in Fort Myers to Brazil: a Lee County judgment, records at the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami and assets in Brazil.
Brazilian law governs what is in Brazil and Florida law governs what happens in Fort Myers. CK Advogadas works in the first field. In the second, the proceeding is handled by a lawyer licensed in Florida, and the team indicates which American documents will be needed later in Brazil.
When the Lee County Final Judgment also decides custody, support or division of assets, or when the divorce was contested, the judgment needs recognition by the Superior Court of Justice to have effect in Brazil. Until annotation or recognition, the marriage remains valid under Brazilian law, which prevents a new marriage in Brazil and complicates probate and the sale of property.
The child of a Brazilian born in Fort Myers is an American citizen by birth and a native-born Brazilian when registered at a competent Brazilian office, under art. 12, I, c, of the Constitution. Registration is done at the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami and then transcribed at the 1st Civil Registry Office of the domicile in Brazil or of the Federal District.
Property located in Brazil is probated in Brazil, under art. 23, II, of the Code of Civil Procedure, even if the deceased lived in Fort Myers. Heirs in Florida take part through a power of attorney executed at the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami. If adult and capable heirs agree, probate can be done by deed at a notary office.
Child support between Fort Myers and Brazil can be collected under the 2007 Hague Convention on maintenance, in force in both countries, through the central authorities. An American judgment that set support needs recognition by the STJ to be enforced in Brazil.
A Brazilian couple in Fort Myers, with no minor or incapacitated children, can obtain an uncontested divorce by public deed at the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami, under art. 18 of the Law of Introduction to the Norms of Brazilian Law. The law requires the assistance of a lawyer, and CK Advogadas can provide that assistance remotely. The consular deed does not require recognition by the STJ and is then annotated at the registry office where the marriage is registered.
Service starts with the document: judgment, certificate or property record. With it, the team defines the route in Brazil, the document list and what must be done at the consulate. The history is centralized so you can follow each step from Fort Myers.
Send a summary of the situation and the American or Brazilian document involved.
The team indicates what to request from the county Clerk, what to apostille and what to translate.
Registry office, STJ or proceeding in Brazil: you receive the sequence and the cost of each step.
With its office in Cabo Frio - RJ, Brazil, CK Advogadas serves Brazilians in Fort Myers by video call, WhatsApp and email, in Portuguese, English or Spanish.
The work is in Brazilian law: registry offices, STJ, probate and property in Brazil. Proceedings in a Florida court stay with a lawyer licensed in Florida.
General answers for Brazilians in Fort Myers. They do not replace a reading of your document, which defines the route in Brazil.
Reading the document defines whether the case goes to the registry office, the STJ or a proceeding in Brazil. Service for Brazilians in Fort Myers, in Portuguese, English or Spanish.
Message us on WhatsApp Office in Cabo Frio - RJ, Brazil. Online service for Brazilians in Fort Myers and throughout Florida.