Is there a fee to respond to divorce papers?

Is there a fee to respond to divorce papers?

Signing and filing your response You can file your Response to Divorce online via the Commonwealth Courts Portal or in person at a Court registry. You don’t have to pay a fee to file your Response to Divorce.

What happens if I do not respond to a divorce petition?

The responding spouse needs to file an answer with the court within the deadline. When a spouse doesn’t respond to a divorce petition, the person who failed to file the answer to the court will lose his or her rights to make arguments about property division, support, and child custody.

What happens after response to divorce?

If a response is filed, both parties must attend the divorce hearing. If they do not attend, the Court may deal with the divorce application in their absence. If it is difficult for a party to attend in person, they may ask the Court to attend by telephone.

When can alimony be denied?

Most jurisdictions will allow the court to award alimony after denying or not addressing it where the divorce judgment were reached in error, due to such factors as fraud, accident, or mistake. This might happen when one spouse was hiding assets or where the Court made a math error in calculating alimony.

When can a wife get alimony?

Alimony will be awarded only when a former spouse is unable to meet their needs without financial assistance from a spouse who can afford to pay it.