How do you find out if your spouse filed for divorce?
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How do you find out if your spouse filed for divorce?
To learn if your spouse has finished the divorce, call the district clerk's office in the county where your spouse filed the divorce. Ask the clerk if the judge signed a Final Decree of Divorce in your case.
Do you give your spouse a copy of the divorce papers before their files?
In all states, the spouse asking for a divorce must file a divorce petition (or complaint) with the local court and complete “service of process,” by making sure the responding spouse receives copies of the divorce paperwork. In most states, the answer is no, you may not deliver your own divorce papers.
What happens when a spouse won’t sign divorce papers?
If you properly served the divorce petition and your spouse filed an uncontested response, but won't sign off on the final divorce papers, courts in some states may allow the case to proceed as though it's uncontested. You may wait to be assigned a court appearance date.
