Divorce Documents

Diaspora precipitates high divorce rate in Zimbabwe, (The Sunday & Mirror, 2005-03-06):-Divorce rates in Zimbabwe continue to escalate, with High Court statistics indicating that in 2004 alone, an excess of 800 divorce cases were recorded, translating to a staggering average of 67 cases in a month. Indications are that the divorce rates have been on a gradual increase in the past two years, with 2003 having recorded an average of 45 cases per month. Speaking during the opening of the High Court circuit in Masvingo in February this year, High Court Judge, Justice Lawrence Kamocha said in order to cope with the backlog, the court had now set every Thursday for unopposed divorce cases, which he said deeply worried the court. Sociologists believe that among the major causes of divorce in Zimbabwe today is the "forced" separation of married couples - often by circumstances beyond their control - with one partner going abroad in pursuit of the proverbial greener pastures. Justice Kamocha also noted this development, saying: "The causes of the breakdowns of marriages are varied but some of those that feature prominently are that of young couples who marry and shortly afterwards one of the spouses leaves the country for the Diaspora in the hope that the other spouse will follow in due course. He added that in some cases things failed to go according to plan and trouble then sets in, saying that arrangement was not "healthy" as it often led to splits. Although there are no readily available statistics of people whose divorces in Zimbabwe have been caused by the move to the Diaspora, there are indications that such a trend has become entrenched. In some instances, the spouse who would have spent several years in the Diaspora returns to find the other spouse already 'taken' - owing to a variety of reasons. A sociologist and gender activist in Harare, Laura Machinga, said when married people live apart for more than a year, it becomes very difficult to sustain that marital union because the spouses have to be there for one another all the time. "In as much as the two spouses would communicate through the phone or the more popular electronic mail, that is not good enough to sustain a marriage. Sometimes the physical presence supersedes everything. So partners who live apart often tend to feel vulnerable, lonely and exposed to such an extent that when someone else approaches them, they may not be able to resist," she said. In some instances, individuals who secure entry into the UK, a favourite foreign destination among Zimbabweans, find themselves in a precarious situation and on the verge of deportation, they enter marriages of convenience with British nationals in a desperate bid to avert their deportation back home. Sometimes last year the British authorities introduced new drastic measures to curb the sham marriages, which have been popular among immigrants, with home secretary, David Blunkett, promising to clamp down on those who use sham marriages to stay in the UK and evade immigration laws. As is with most such "sham" marriages, the couples may not live together but when the spouse who would have been left home gets word about it, they often consider effecting divorce proceedings. The high numbers of divorce cases are despite that in Zimbabwe, one cannot easily secure a divorce owing to the countless bottlenecks encountered in the process. Machinga said one of the reasons why divorce cases were on the increase is the empowerment of women. "Women have managed to acquire power through their education and careers so they no longer have to depend on their husbands for their livelihood, and that makes it easier for them to easily consider divorce as an option when things get bad. Today South African women are acquiring more power educationally, economically and socially. The society is also becoming more tolerant to divorced women than before. Many people are now starting to recognise and accept egalitarianism," one South African woman was quoted saying. Although some analysts cite people who get married for the wrong reasons, others say those who marry without really knowing each other were more prone to divorce. "People long for love, stability and security, but perhaps the two parties don't know each other as well as they think they do and once they are married all the little shows they put on come crashing down, revealing the less than perfect people behind them. It's a trap of idealism," Machinga said. Love without responsibility also seems to becoming fashionable because with free sex, advertised sex from the media all the time, together with the pressure from society, the ever growing rat race in modern societies and the realisation that people can get benefits usually preserved for married couples for free or at an affordable price at any corner, people no longer take it seriously. ----

How can I get a copy of my divorce papers from Atlantic City New Jersey

• You can use 'registered mail' when sending the papers after your spouse received the summons and the papers he needs to sign. Registered mail means he has to personally sign for it and there will be a record at the post office.

After the divorce why do you need your wife name on the mortgage. You should work to remove the wife name from the mortgage and have sole responsibility towards it unless you guys worked out a different arrangement.

Who filed them? Ask that person. They had to be filed in the family, divorce or probate court (whatever it is called in your state) for the county you or the other party or both of you lived in at the time (or for the previous year or so, depending on state law again).

Alimony is granted with decree of divorce. It is awarded after the case is finished. If one needs a good lawyer, I shall suggest you to approach Siddhartha Shah and Associates for more details. One can call them on : 093222 86663 or email to them on lawyersidd.

Yes Leroux is married, but Leroux had fallen in love with Jeanne Cayatte and she had two of his children and she became his mistress. They were wanting to get married but Gaston's wife refused to sign the divorce papers.

In Washington, once the judge approves the final dissolution, that is it.

You can go to your attorney and have them try to put pressure on the situation. You can also go to the judge or magistrate that is assigned the case and ask them to move things along.

(1) An oath. (2) A statement purported to be truthful, either verbal or written.

No.

• Unfortunately, if your husband filed for divorce he means business and wants to end the marriage and it would be wise to see a lawyer to be sure you get what is due you. If he wanted time for both of you to live on your own and think things out he would have only filed for a separation. A small percentage of people remarry their divorced mate sometime in the future.

You need to consult with a local attorney to get the details you need on what to do next, but rest assured, you can get a divorce whether the other party wishes it or not.

You should try contacting the court where the case was heard either by phone or in person.

You should try contacting the court where the case was heard either by phone or in person.

You should try contacting the court where the case was heard either by phone or in person.

You should try contacting the court where the case was heard either by phone or in person.

According to one televised account, Kris was dating Bruce while going through the divorce process with Robert Kardashian, Sr.

When the subject of money came up, Robert and Kris could not come to an agreement.

Reportedly, Bruce took matters into his own hands and invited Robert to lunch and told him that he was so in love with Kris and her children that she would forgo a settlement so that she could be free to marry Bruce Jenner.

This is some great guy!

You are free to do as you like. However, as long as what you do does not conflict with the divorce case you should be fine. If the furniture you are looking to move is of question in a divorce case than you shouldn't move it.

whwn my husbands attorneney submitted our divorce papers to the courts to be filed for divorce he put the wrong maided name on paper is it legal

Try waiting a month or two

You are supposed to be served with the divorce papers in less than 90 days.

Canadian divorce law requires a residency of one year in Canada (continuous) from one of the divorcees. This basically means if you want a divorce in Canada you (or your partner) must move back for a year before the government will grant a divorce.

yes you can.all the forms you need are online. Although you will need to pay the filing fees

See who wrote it...send summons back to sender with telling them you will not honor the summons due to wrong spelling...but make sure you write them with return reciept from Post Office.

The same process is used regardless of the whereabouts of the non filing spouse. The party wanting the divorce files the dissolution of marriage petition in their state and county of residence. Service to a spouse who is not living in the state where the divorce is filed is known as an edictal citation. If the whereabouts of the person is not known the filing party must prove to the court that they have made every possible attempt to find the person or a member of the person family (subsituted service). A spouse who refuses to respond when served with the dissolution summons, regardless of where they may be residing forfeits his or her right to contest the action. When the non filing spouse refuses to respond or cannot be found, the requesting spouse will be granted the divorce under the default laws of the state in which the petition is filed.

No, once the settlement agreement has been signed and filed contestation is not possible except under very unusual circumstances. For example, one of the individual's deliberately concealed assets by some form, such as selling, transferring etc. to keep them from being included in the partitioning of marital property.