Judicial Assistance
Law and Policy
There are a wide array of legal issues that affect Americans traveling or living abroad. These include "private matters" such as marriage, divorce, the need for a foreign attorney or for a document to be notarized. Or, the issues could relate to "public matters" such as international law obligations.
Information is provided here on several of the private areas. Additional information is available on the topics covered here as well as on the more global public matters.