Processes Involved in How to Filing a Divorce

Processes Involved in How to Filing a Divorce

Divorce involved various processes.

Get informed about all the steps involved in this process, before you file a case against your spouse for legal separation.

It is so strange that the couple once in love want to get separated legally. Some circumstances and issues arise between them which drive them to take such a harsh decision. Before you file a petition to get legally separated from your spouse, go through the steps regarding how to do divorce.

The process starts with a divorce petition. The petition is written by either of the petitioner i.e. the spouse who files the case and it is served on the other spouse.

The next step is to file the petition in the state court of the county where one of the spouses resides. The place of marriage is not a matter of concern here. All the important information regarding the marriage is included in the petition. It includes the name of both the spouse i.e. the husband and the wife and also the name of children if any. The petition also states detailed information regarding whether there is any separate property or community property, child custody, and child or spousal support.

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If there is equal consent from both the spouses, the other spouse only needs to sign an acknowledgement of the receipt of the petition. However, there are cases when the other spouse do not agree and refuses to sign it. Or it may also happen that you are finding it difficult to locate your spouse. In such a situation you can hire a professional to personally deliver the papers.

After completing the above process, the court sets restraining orders on the spouses regarding taking their child out of state, sell any property, borrow against property, or borrow or sell insurance held for the other spouse. The other spouse i.e. the respondent can file a response mentioning that he or she agrees. This makes it easy to proceed with the case without a court hearing.

Finally the disclosure of information regarding assets, liabilities, income and expenses are must on the part of both the spouses. If the divorce is uncontested for which the spouses agrees on all the terms, only a few more paperwork is needed to be done.

Once the court declares its verdict on the base of its judgment, the divorce is final.

But still if there are disputes unsolved disputes then the court hearings and even a trial will be required. After reading the above steps regarding how to do divorce, hopefully you are now go through with your decision smoothly.

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