ILR divorce, need urgent help.

[zyab]

hi, i am a malaysian and i am married to a british. i am on ilr. i want to divorce my husband but i am in malaysia as for now. and i will go through divorce process in sharia court in malaysia.
my question is tht once i get divorce in malaysian sharia court do i need to apply for divorce in uk seperatly or it shoul be ok in uk as well.
many thanks un advanc efor the help.

[batleykhan]

If you carried out your marriage ceromony or registered your marriage in the UK, then you will have to get a divorce through UK courts as well as the Islamic one in Malayasia.

If you carried out your marriage in Malayasia and on the basis of that you came to teh UK as the spouse of someone settled in UK, then the islamic divorce you carry out in your own country( providing it is legally recognised by Malaysian law) should suffice. You dont need to go through a British court.................. however a word of warning though, you may not be entitled to any legal right in respect of any share of any property/money etc from your husband. Whilst your islamic divorce may be accepted in UK, you can not enforce any of your rights, unless you start proceedings through a UK court.

Hope you understand this.

[vinny]

Annex B - Recognition of marriage and divorce
Divorce