Annul your marriage and get the justice you deserve.
for Marriage Fraud Victims
Why annulment?
Annulments are state-based proceedings that provide victims of immigration marriage fraud with a legal forum for adjudicating whether fraud occurred.
Benefit #1
Void the marriage
Unlike divorces which end a valid marriage, annulments usually invalidate the marriage from the beginning.
Benefit #2
Reduce your liability
Annulments can eliminate state-based liability arising from the marriage (e.g., spousal support, property division, etc.).
Benefit #3
Prevent the fraud
Annulments can result in the revocation of immigration benefits derived from the invalid marriage.
Note: Requirements for annulments vary from state-to-state. You must rely exclusively on your family attorney for legal advice relating to state law.
Unique challenges
Annulments based on immigration marriage fraud present unique challenges for local family attorneys.
Challenge #1
Expertise
Family attorneys are experts in state law, not federal immigration law. They cannot be expected to understand complex immigration laws, the intricate details of the spousal-based Green Card process, how fraud schemes work, or how to investigate and prove the fraud.
Challenge #2
Time and effort
Family attorneys are often busy appearing in court and handling an array of matters that may preclude the type of investigative focus and effort that may be required to prove immigration fraud.
Challenge #3
Experience
Annulments are rare. Finding an attorney who has handled a successful annulment, let alone one based on immigration marriage fraud, can be challenging. This means your local attorney may have no prior experience handling this type of case.
Collaborative Team
To maximize your chances success, we recommend hiring a family attorney as lead counsel, and an immigration attorney to provide litigation support.
Family Attorney
Your local family attorney serves as lead counsel, advising you on state law, navigating the court system, preparing court filings, and representing you in court.
Immigration Attorney
Our firm provides litigation support, advising on immigration issues, sharing legal research, investigating fraud, discovering and analyzing evidence, and arming local counsel for trial.
Our Role
We provide litigation support to you and your local family attorney.
Strategy
Before and during active family litigation, we consult with you and your local family attorney to develop a unified strategy for proving immigration marriage fraud before a judge or jury.
Discovery
We help your local family attorney prepare interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, and subpoenas to generate investigative leads and discover evidence of marriage fraud.
Cross-examination
We help your local family attorney prepare cross-examination questions in preparation for a deposition or trial to establish facts, identify inconsistencies, and expose contradictions in your spouse’s testimony.
Expert witnesses
We help identify and recruit one or more expert witnesses who can introduce testimonial evidence at trial regarding the likelihood of immigration marriage fraud occurring in your particular matter.
Reporting
If a final judgment of nullity is obtained, we can help ensure this judgment is provided to federal agencies responsible for administrative and criminal investigations into marriage fraud.
Need a family attorney?
Finding a reliable family attorney in these matters may be your biggest challenge. Read our blog entitled, “How to hire a family law attorney for an annulment based on immigration fraud”, for detailed guidance.