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Certified Spanish Legal Separation Translation

eVerbary translates your Spanish legal separation into English for $24.95 per page with no word cap, by a professional human translator, with a signed certification. Most orders are delivered within a few hours. Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.

Spain has a formal legal separation

Unlike many countries, Spain keeps legal separation as a status distinct from divorce. Spouses can separate three months after the wedding, either by court judgment or, if they agree and have no minor or dependent children, before a court's Letrado de la Administración de Justicia or a notary. The result is a judgment, a decree or a notarial deed with a settlement agreement (convenio regulador) on children, the family home, support and property.

Separation ends common life and stops either spouse from binding the other's property in household matters, but the marriage continues. Neither spouse may remarry until there is a divorce. The separation is entered in the Civil Registry, and until that happens it does not have full effect against third parties acting in good faith. We translate the decision and the agreement together, as they form one record.

Reconciliation and later divorce

If the spouses reconcile, the separation ends, though court measures about the children can be kept or changed by a judge. So a separation document shows the position on its date, not necessarily today's. A literal marriage certificate shows whether a separation, and later a divorce, has been entered. Ask for one issued recently, so that it reflects any later entries before you file.

Many couples later convert the separation into a divorce; see the Spanish divorce decree page. How a separation affects a US case, such as a spousal petition, is a question for your attorney. See also our Spanish page. Separations granted in Latin America are covered on country pages such as the Mexican legal separation page. We do not need the original; a scan of each page is enough.

What USCIS requires

Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a foreign-language document must be accompanied by a complete English translation and the translator's certification that it is accurate. Every seal, stamp and marginal note is part of the document, so every one is translated.

State agencies set their own rules — see government agencies — and what our certification states is on this page.

How it works

Upload a photo or a scan of your document, pick the language pair and check out online. You never have to mail originals: a legible copy is all we need.

A professional human translator, never machine translation, translates the document word for word and mirrors the layout of the original. Every certified translation ships with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy that meets the requirements of USCIS, courts and universities.

Your translation is delivered digitally, usually within 24 hours for documents of one to three pages, and same-day delivery is available. If anything needs adjusting, we revise it.

Certified vs. standard translation

A certified translation is a word-for-word translation accompanied by a signed statement attesting to its accuracy and completeness. It is what official bodies require: USCIS, courts, universities and government agencies. Certified translations are $24.95 per page, where one sheet of your document is one page, with no word cap.

A standard translation is the same professional human translation without the certificate, for when you only need to understand the content or for internal or informal use. It is billed at the same $24.95 per page with no word cap.

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