Divorce from wife after green card received

[sebaz]

I married my wife in 2004 and followed all the proper procedures until I was given the permanent green card without conditions in March of 2008, after applying sometime in early 2007.

Even though I love her and tried my best to make things work, it came to a point where I can't be married to her anymore, for reasons that are too long and personal to post here.

My only concern is her family, which can be really difficult people at times and jump to the wrong conclusions from what they make up in their heads. What happens if, for example, they argue that I married her only to get a green card? While it is not true, what happens if they get a good lawyer, lie about my intentions and try to convince the USCIS to take away my green card? Could they actually move forward with something like that, or at least take things to a point where I would have to get myself a lawyer to defend myself? Since I barely make money to support me and her (she doesn't work), if her family pays for her lawyer and I can't afford one, does the justice provides one for me in a case like this?

Any similar experiences would be very helpful.

Thanks

 

[TheRealCanadian]

What happens if, for example, they argue that I married her only to get a green card? While it is not true, what happens if they get a good lawyer, lie about my intentions and try to convince the USCIS to take away my green card?

They could try, but it would be a waste of money on their part. You've been married almost half a decade and waited several years after marriage to get the GC. That's a prima facie bona fide marraige, and unless they have some direct object evidence to suggest otherwise, they can yell at USCIS all they want. And USCIS is the only party that can seek to rescind your GC. They have no say in the matter.

 

[sebaz]

They could try, but it would be a waste of money on their part. You've been married almost half a decade and waited several years after marriage to get the GC.

Well, it's not so much that I waited, but rather that the USCIS made me wait. It took them one and a half years from the time I filed for my conditional permanent resident card until they gave us the interview and approved it, and then I had no choice but to wait two years from that moment until I could apply for the removal of condition, which took them almost another year.