As a result of ever greater migration between countries, and the relationships that can result - and then terminate - there has been an increase in requests for legal certification that, while they were previously married in another country, they are now divorced.
The original divorce decree will be sufficient only in the country where the divorce proceedings took place.
In order for the divorce to be given effect to in another country, it is necessary to go through further procedures depending on where the divorce took place and where the individual needs to verify it.