Living in Ocoee, 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 Orange County court and a certificate issued in Florida are not automatically valid in Brazil. For those living in Ocoee, 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.
Apostille and sworn translation of Florida documents
Probate in Brazil with heirs living in Florida
Recognition by the STJ of an American divorce, custody or support judgment
Consular registration and transcription of a marriage celebrated in Florida
Consular registration and transcription of a child's birth
Child support between Brazil and the United States
Consular powers of attorney for acts in Brazil
Assistance with an uncontested divorce at the Brazilian consulate
Sale and regularization of property in Brazil by power of attorney
Annotation in Brazil of an uncontested divorce granted in Florida
What usually ties those who live in Ocoee to Brazil: a Orange County judgment, records at the Consulate General of Brazil in Orlando and assets in Brazil.
In Ocoee, divorce is handled by the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, Orange County, and ends with the Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage. To be valid in Brazil, the certified copy issued by the county Clerk receives an apostille from the Florida Department of State and a sworn translation. If the divorce was uncontested and only dissolved the marriage, it is annotated directly in the Brazilian Civil Registry, under art. 961, §5, of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Birth registration for a Brazilian's child in Ocoee is done by the Consulate General of Brazil in Orlando. The consular certificate is then transcribed at a registry office in Brazil to have full effect, including school enrollment, CPF (Brazilian taxpayer number) and inheritance. The team guides the sequence and the documents for each step.
Brazilian law governs what is in Brazil and Florida law governs what happens in Ocoee. 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.
The property regime of those who married in Ocoee does not automatically follow Florida law. Art. 7, §4, of the Law of Introduction to the Norms of Brazilian Law requires applying the law of the spouses' domicile and, if different, that of the first marital domicile. The difference shows up in the division and probate of assets located in Brazil.
A document from Ocoee goes to Brazil in three steps: a certified copy from the issuing body, such as the Orange County Clerk or the Florida Department of Health, an apostille from the Florida Department of State and a sworn translation. Without one of them, the registry office and the STJ return the request.
To sell property in Brazil while living in Ocoee, the power of attorney needs special powers and public form. The safest route is to execute it at the Consulate General of Brazil in Orlando. With it, the attorney-in-fact signs the deed in Brazil, and CK Advogadas follows the certificates, taxes and registration.
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 Ocoee.
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 Ocoee 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 Ocoee. 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 Ocoee, in Portuguese, English or Spanish.
Message us on WhatsApp Office in Cabo Frio - RJ, Brazil. Online service for Brazilians in Ocoee and throughout Florida.