# Living out of country - where should we divorce

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/living-out-of-country-where-should-we-divorce/10725>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [August 12, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/living-out-of-country-where-should-we-divorce/10725 "2010-08-12T14:30:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnnsmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@johnnsmith](https://forum.rosen.com/u/johnnsmith)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/living-out-of-country-where-should-we-divorce/10725/1 "2010-08-12T14:30:07Z")

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My wife and I are going to divorce. She is having an affair - she has admitted this to me. We currently live in the UK but have property in North Carolina and are tax payers there - this was our last state of residence in the US.

My wife is an American citizen and I am a british citizen and an american citizen.

We have lived out of North Carolina for about 11 years. We also own a house and have other assets in the UK. Both of our children adults. What are considerations whether we divorce in the UK or North Carolina?

As she had an affair I would prefer to do it in North Carolina as I do not want to have to pay alimony.

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**Author:** ![Erin\_Clarey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Erin\_Clarey](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Erin_Clarey)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/living-out-of-country-where-should-we-divorce/10725/2 "2010-08-12T16:38:53Z")

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NC does not have jurisdiction of you and your ex personally so the divorce and alimony actions cannot proceed in this State.