contact the superior court near you to get info.
United StatesYou can petition for divorce but you cannot do it in secret. The court will order that your husband be served with the notice of your filing. If he cannot be found the notice will need to be published in a local newspaper. If he doesn't respond the divorce can proceed. A person who refuses to respond to or sign divorce papers cannot prevent the other party from obtaining the divorce.
You can go ahead and file for divorce. The court will advise you about giving notice. If his whereabouts are unknown a notice can be published in the local paper.You can go ahead and file for divorce. The court will advise you about giving notice. If his whereabouts are unknown a notice can be published in the local paper.You can go ahead and file for divorce. The court will advise you about giving notice. If his whereabouts are unknown a notice can be published in the local paper.You can go ahead and file for divorce. The court will advise you about giving notice. If his whereabouts are unknown a notice can be published in the local paper.
No. A divorce would not be legally recognized if carried out in secret with no notice to one party.No. A divorce would not be legally recognized if carried out in secret with no notice to one party.No. A divorce would not be legally recognized if carried out in secret with no notice to one party.No. A divorce would not be legally recognized if carried out in secret with no notice to one party.
You have the paper delivered by someone from the court house where you filed for divorce. * The notice is placed in the legal or personal classified section of the newspaper in the area in where the person is assumed to reside. The time the notice is required to run depends upon the laws of the state where the dissolution of marriage petition is filed. If there is not a response within the state's specified time limit, the divorce will be granted on the grounds of a default by the absentee spouse.
Most court houses have a public posting board that this needs to be posted on. Just check your local court house board. That would be the Civil court.
Typically you need to either file a notice to withdraw a divorce petition or a notice of revocation. You should check with the court that you filed for divorce in to see what stage of the divorce your papers are in and get a copy of the specific form.
can i file a divorce, and then submit a notice in the newspapers? You or your lawyer would have to submit a legal notice in the newspaper and give your spouse i think 30 days to respond.
Yes you should respond promptly
If you serve your spouse and he/she refuses to sign, you may be able to win your divorce by default. Divorce by default happens when the person served fails to respond to the legal documents.
30 days
It depends on the notice and jurisdiction. Most notices say on the notice how long you have to respond.
Yes, he has to object to the divorce if he fails to respond then you move forward. If he fails to do anything you get usually everything you ask for because he shows no objection to your claims.