Chances are now that the divorce proceedings will take place and the plaintiff may win by default as the defendant did not respond to contest or counter sue within the specified time limits.
The court will then set a hearing date to occur within a certain time frame - both parties will be told when and where to appear. The rest of the case is heard before a judge in a court of law.
No, divorce papers are NOT void
Ask your attorney about suing your husband for divorce "in absentia).
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.
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.
If your spouse was served PROPERLY with paperwork and they do not sign or respond by the deadline, you will automatically get the terms u asked for in the divorce.
They'll serve you in jail
no
Many wives have abandoned husbands over the years. An attorney can file divorce papers and the husband will be granted a divorce.
Then you're NOT divorced. Both husband and wife MUST sign the divorce papers for the disillusion of marriage to be legal.
Yes, you can still get a divorce. You need to contact your husband so the correct papers can be signed from your lawyer.
In NYS you can file for a no fault divorce without getting consent from your husband. As a result, you will not need his information to serve your husband divorce papers.
simply put. YES simply put. YES