What does stipulated divorce mean?
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What does stipulated divorce mean?
Stipulated means that the spouses agree to the terms of their divorce. If you and your spouse have reached agreement on the details of your divorce, one of your attorneys will prepare the Stipulated Judgment and Decree. When it is signed by the judge or referee, it becomes an order and judgment.
Can a divorce stipulation be changed?
Once you sign your divorce agreement, or after a family court has issued a judgment, it can be difficult to change the terms of your divorce. If you wish to pursue a modification of your divorce agreement, you can initiate that process at any time after the agreement was signed.
What happens if spouse doesn’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.
