Translation For Lawyers

We've blogged about legal interpretation and translation services of Islamic marriage contracts. In a recent - and rather odd - case, a Virginia court enforced a Iranian marriage contract and ordered the husband to pay his wife 514 gold coins. In its ruling, the court construed the contract as a premarital contract and held it both valid and enforceable. What is particularly interesting in this case is the level of foreign language translation that was involved. First there was the issue of the premarital contract. Before the court could come to this conclusion, evidence had to be presented attesting to this fact.

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There are two types of statements available on U.S. Department of State's Web site, which have been translated into 17 foreign languages, and can be shown to foreign detainees.

They include: Arabic translation; Cambodian translation; Chinese translation; Creole translation; Farsi translation; French translation; German translation; Italian translation; Japanese translation; Korean translation; Laotian translation; Polish translation; Portuguese translation; Russian translation; Spanish translation; Thai translation; and Vietnamese translation.

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Thanks to US Department of Justice, your foreign-born clients can find Arabic translation, Cambodian translation, Chinese translation, Farsi translation, French translation, Haitian Creole translation, Hmong translation, Hindi translation, Korean translation, Laotian translation, Punjabi translation, Russian translation, Spanish translation, Tagalog translation, Urdu translation, Vietnamese translation of “Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination” brochure here.

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It's not always possible for attorneys to be fluent in the languages of foreign-born clients. Fortunately, professional translators and interpreters help overcome language-related difficulties in the courtroom and beyond.

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Would your foreign-born clients appreciate getting U.S. government documents, translated into Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Cantonese, Chinese, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Greek? And how about translations into Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Haitian-Creole? You bet!

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