How does divorce by publication work?

How does divorce by publication work?

Divorcing a missing spouse is referred to as a “Divorce by Publication” because you must submit a legal notice to run in the local newspaper as a method of serving your spouse. This being said, the court will make you “jump through hoops” to prove that you have made every possible effort to locate your spouse.

Is it better to be the petitioner or the respondent in a divorce?

There is often very little advantage or disadvantage to being the petitioner as opposed to the respondent. As the petitioner is the party effectively bringing the divorce, unless they are relying upon the parties having been separated for more than 2 years, they will have to assign some form of blame to the respondent.30‏/03‏/2020

Does it matter who is the petitioner in a divorce?

The spouse who files for divorce (the petitioner) also pays the court fees. Commonly, the petitioner is the spouse with the higher income and so can afford the fees more easily. Being the person who filed for divorce, the petitioner is often more keen to pay the fees to help the divorce go through uninterrupted.