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Question

I was wondering if you might be able to give us information to point us in the right direction on a matter.

My husband is Russian. Recently his mother passed away. His father is experiencing dementia. Of late, he has been telling stories and my husband is not sure what is the truth. He claims my husband's mother was married twice before. We would like to find out if this is true but since my husband emigrated many years ago, he does not know where to start to look for records.

Is this a matter you might be able to help with? We do not know where marriage records can be found, or annulments (his father claims one marriage was annulled. His parents lived in Moscow.

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Answer

Yes, I can help you. I need a power of attorney from your husband, his birth certificate, death certificate of his mother. Then I can make research for you. What is your budget? what is the geography of the search? Is it Moscow only?

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