What can I do if my husband refuses to divorce me?

What can I do if my husband refuses to divorce me?

State and local rules may vary, but generally, if your spouse failed to respond to your divorce petition within 30 days, you may file a request to enter a default along with a proposed judgment. It may also be allowed when a spouse can’t be located for service. The court will set a hearing date and ask that you appear.

Can you divorce someone who doesn’t want to?

Your spouse can oppose your divorce application, but only if they can show that the requirement of 12 months’ separation has not been met, or that the court does not have jurisdiction.

How do you serve divorce papers if you can’t locate your spouse in California?

If you do not know the whereabouts of your spouse or domestic partner in order to properly serve him or her with your filed Summons and Petition (or some other document), you can ask the court for permission to serve your papers “by publication” or “by posting.”

Should you date someone who is separated but not divorced?

There are many men and women who have a rule when it comes to dating someone who is separated but not divorced yet: they won’t do it. So, don’t be so quick to decline a date with someone who isn’t divorced yet! You could be jumping to judgment too quickly and passing up someone who you really could have connected with.

Is it wise to date a divorced man?

All the relationship advice around agrees that it is perfectly fine to date a divorced man. Sure, a divorce happens when two people agree they cannot be together anymore, but you are not his ex, and it’s entirely possible that you can have long term relationships with this man and maybe even marry him.