The Cost of Divorce with a Colombian Woman in Colombia

Visiting my website, you might be interested in dating some Colombianas

However, after dating and even marrying a Colombiana, you might come to the realization that your marriage is about to end

Perhaps she cheated on you as infidelity is quite common here in some parts of the country

Where her ex-lover came back into the picture and had a “noche de aventura” with her

Quite common and quite sad equally

But what is it going to cost you to divorce her in Colombia?

Are you are screwed as you would be in the US?

Where there a woman could cheat on you and take a good deal of your money plus alimony and child support for a child that might not even biologically be yours

Could that equally happen in Colombia? Do women here have as much legal power against men during divorce?

Well, let’s break it down step by step on some of the issues you might encounter while getting divorced.

Keep in mind this is all from a non-expert as I have never been divorced in the US or Colombia and I am not a divorce lawyer. We are learning this together as I utilize some research online and the information from people I know in real life that have gotten divorced in Colombia.

So let’s find out together how much it’s going to cost to get divorced in Colombia.

¡Vámonos parceros!

The Cost of Divorce

From what I am seeing online, it seems that the typical cost of a divorce in Colombia hovers around or even below $1,000 USD

That includes costs for attorney fees and for dissolving the marriage

But from what I see online, it appears that the average cost of divorce in the US is around $15,000 USD based on this article here

So it seems that divorce is much more expensive in the US and also might be more expensive in other countries

If you are not from the US, you will have to do your own research to see how expensive it is in your own country and compare that to the average cost of $1,000 USD in Colombia

Issue of Alimony

Additionally, there is also the issue of alimony. Does that exist in Colombia?

Well, I actually have known some people that got divorced in Colombia. None of them ever paid alimony from what I know.

However, that might be because quite a few Colombians don’t have much money anyway to be paying alimony. When so many jobs down here pay something around $300 USD or more, there isn’t much room for alimony.

But I looked it up. And it was confusing to say the least. In this website I found here, it appears that alimony does exist but it is for covering the cost of the child.

So child support?

Which is reasonable obviously but that’s not exactly the same as alimony.

However, in this website here about divorce in Medellin, it shows that discussion about “payment of spousal support” is part of what is discussed.

So suffice to say, it appears that alimony likely does exist to some degree in Colombia and might be something you encounter if you were to get divorced.

However, as said before, I never met a single Colombian that has had to pay alimony after divorce.

So I suspect it is not as common as it is in the US and also I would suspect that it is not as expensive.

In large part because living costs are much lower in Colombia so it would be much cheaper to provide money to your ex-spouse after divorce in Colombia than in the US

Child Support

Now because so many Colombians don’t have a peso to their name and many even work informal jobs…

It’s quite common to some degree for women to never get child support

Now I’m not suggesting you do that – it is an asshole thing to do for you to be a deadbeat dad

But when talking about divorce in Colombia, it is something that happens down here unfortunately

And when it comes to child support, this is again a tricky issue to cover because I have never had child support to pay before

But with the information I have found online, child support seems to start at around 300,000 Colombian pesos or roughly $88 USD per month at the time of this writing.

Could be more but you are roughly looking at a number close to that most likely per child.

Your Assets in the Bank

Additionally, one other aspect to consider is your assets. Now in a divorce in either country, it is expected that a portion of your assets will go to her. However, I actually know another American that did get divorced in Colombia.

And you know what happened to his money in his US bank?

Didn’t get touched. In his words, it was because she wasn’t able to reach it since it was outside of Colombia. The girl even had a lawyer look for any assets he had in a Colombian bank account but he took the money out before they could touch it.

So, they didn’t touch anything.

Now given international regulations and rules, I’m not sure if your assets would be entirely safe even if outside Colombia. But in one case I know, they were.

The House

Now not all of you are going to get a house in Colombia.

Despite it being cheaper to have a house in Colombia, I have heard horror stories of other expats I have known talking about corrupt cops and judges trying to screw over home owning foreigners regarding their property

But that’s another story for another day…

Anyway, if you do own a house, property or even some physical business located in Colombia, then you are at much more risk.

Some of the value of that is more likely to given to her from what I understand legally

Again, not a lawyer but this is what some of the expats I read online have said

So you are at greater risk here

Though there are two things that supposedly work in your favor in keeping most of the value of the house

Corrupt Judges

When thinking of things to cover for this article, corruption came to mind

You see, after living in Colombia long enough, I know corruption is the rule down here and not the exception

Now if you do have an issue in court regarding your assets or property in Colombia…

It is also technically possible to sometimes bribe a judge from what I have heard.

I am not endorsing that or encouraging you to do so. I am simply pointing out that I have heard from a few Colombian friends of mine when writing this article that it can happen.

Just putting some knowledge out there for any future expats to Colombia.

Issues Getting an Attorney

Keep in mind that it is quite likely that your Colombian ex-spouse simply can’t or won’t get an attorney for whatever reason.

First, you have to understand that Colombians generally don’t trust the system that exists down here with judges, cops, lawyers, etc.

Simply because they are use to things not working properly down here

So it might be the case from what I have heard that she simply doesn’t pursue an attorney to get assets out of you

Which is not always true as we will cover soon enough

But because of the amount of distrust in the system down here, there are cases where women simply don’t pursue an attorney to get anything

As a side note, many don’t pursue also because the man in question might be some Colombian dude selling chocolate on the street and doesn’t have two pesos to his name anyway

But additionally, she might also not have any pesos to her name

Which in this case might limit her ability to get an attorney against you or at least a proper attorney that is competent

Again, when considering the cost of divorce in Colombia, this is something to consider as you will at least likely have an advantage in this aspect of the conflict

The Culture

Now let’s cover some of the negatives real quickly that can work against you.

First, keep in mind that Colombians in general tend to be a bit materialistic – or at least more so than other nationalities like Peruvians, Chileans, etc

I’m not saying the women here are gold diggers – most of them are not as I wrote about in this article

But money does have a bigger importance here overall

So when she is getting a divorce with a foreigner like yourself, don’t be surprised if she has dollar signs in her eyes

Women around the world who divorce their men often (but not always) have those dollar signs in their eyes

And especially down here when she sees a gringo that she can get money out of and assumes has a lot of it

So be careful with that

Bias Against Foreigners

Another thing to consider is that there is sometimes a bias against foreigners in this country

In part because it is assumed that we are all millionaires or walking ATMs

Because of this, you may or may not encounter an issue of bias with your judge against you when the judge works out the agreements of the divorce

We all know that men have a bias against them anyway in divorce issues but this can worsen it also

Because the judge, looking at you as the Gringo ATM, just might try to squeeze extra money out of you for her

Now this is not a guarantee to happen but is something to be thoughtful of

Going back to a previous point, bribery is something on the table when it comes to dealing with judges in Colombia

Again, not encouraging or endorsing it – just something here that some foreigners or Colombians utilize to have the system work better in their favor

Final Thoughts

In the end, if you were to get divorced in Colombia, it would likely be cheaper and less risky in Colombia than in the US.

It is much easier to protect your assets and the overall cost is much lower in general.

Just hopefully it never reaches that point but you never know so this is something to consider.

And if you have any insight of your own regarding this topic or questions, send me an email or write something in the comments below.

Thanks again and take care

Hasta luego parceros,

Seth

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