If they refuse, and does not appeal, ile a motion for a default order.
If the respondent is served, that is proof to the court that he or she has been informed of the court action. In a number of states, the person who serves the respondent only needs to touch the respondent with the piece of paper. Your lawyer can explain the procedure to you.
Depending on the state - there are several different methods of handling this. You should contact your attorney or the court that granted the divorce that handled it for advice and guidance.
If the judge has signed them, the parties' signatures are not required. If one party has prepared the decree following the judge's oral pronouncement, and if the other party fails to sign the proposed draft of the decree of divorce so that it can be submitted to the court, then the drafting party should file a "Motion to Enter" with a copy of the proposed decree attached to the motion and seek a hearing on the motion, and at such hearing the Court will enter a decree with or without signatures.
If your spouse refuses to sign a divorce decree you will still have to go in front of the judge but he will most likely sign off on it and give you everything you want. This is because the respondent is not willing to cooperate.
If both parties will not sign the divorce papers then the court will deciede. Depends what state you are in. Indiana is a no fault state meaning if you want to divorce you will be allowed to regardless if the other party wants to or not.
That shouldn't be an issue. The respondent need not be physically present for a divorce to proceed.
If a respondent chooses not to sign a document, it may indicate that they do not agree with its contents or are not willing to be legally bound by it. In some cases, their refusal to sign may also prevent the document from being implemented or enforced as intended.
That will not prevent the divorce. The courts will allow publication of notice in the local paper. It may take a little longer but if the respondent chooses to not represent their own interests in the divorce the plaintiff can obtain a default judgment.
We should not divorce because we have been married in the Lord's side not on Human side. After married, both the male and the female became one part and one body. So no one should divorce. If the couple wants to divorce, they should sign a document and should divorce.
Yes, you can refuse to sign divorce papers. The court will decide when and how the divorce is decided and closed.
If your wife in Bahamas refuses to sign the divorce papers what you can do is refile for divorce under abandment and the court can then rule that you don't need her to sign. STATED BY AUTHOR
You can physically sign papers giving up your paternal rights, or if you are served papers to do so, you can not sign and return them. In this case, the court finds for the petitioner.