---
title: "Divorce in Georgia as a foreigner: how to get a lawyer"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/news/divorce-in-georgia-as-a-foreigner"
description: "A foreigner getting divorced in Georgia? On legal.ge one question reaches several verified family lawyers at once. What to prepare and what to ask them."
published: "2026-10-18"
updated: "2026-11-03"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Divorce in Georgia as a foreigner: how to get a lawyer

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/news/divorce-in-georgia-as-a-foreigner

**The short answer.** If you are a foreigner planning a divorce in Georgia (the country), start on legal.ge: describe your situation in the [Ask form](https://legal.ge/en/ask) and it reaches several verified family lawyers at once, or choose a lawyer from the [civil law list](https://legal.ge/en/specialists?l1=civil-law-en), which covers family matters. Around ten verified lawyers on legal.ge handle family cases, and nearly all of them work in English.

## Prepare before your first message

**Marriage:** the marriage certificate, and where the marriage was registered.  
**Identity:** both spouses' passports, and residence documents if you have them.  
**Children:** their birth certificates, if you have children.  
**Agreements:** a marriage contract, or anything you have already agreed on property or the children.  
**Your spouse:** where they live now, and whether they agree.

## What to ask the lawyer

-   Whether your divorce can be handled in Georgia, given where each of you lives and where you married.
    
-   Whether your home country will recognise the result, and what you will need to do there afterwards.
    
-   Whether you must be in Georgia in person, or the lawyer can act for you.
    
-   Which of your documents need a translation or an apostille.
    
-   How the children, support and shared property would be dealt with in your case.
    

## If you live outside Georgia

Family lawyers often hold consultations by video, so the first conversation does not need a trip. Ask early what you will have to sign, a power of attorney for example, and where you can sign it.

## Language and fees

A few of the family lawyers on legal.ge also work in Russian. Published consultation fees run from GEL 100 to GEL 300; ask for a written estimate of the whole matter.

**[Describe your situation to lawyers](https://legal.ge/en/ask)** · [Civil law lawyers](https://legal.ge/en/specialists?l1=civil-law-en) · [English-speaking lawyers in Tbilisi](https://legal.ge/en/news/english-speaking-lawyer-in-tbilisi)

## Verified specialists on legal.ge for this matter

All specialists — Family Law: https://legal.ge/en/specialists?l1=family-law-en