What do you say at a divorce hearing?
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What do you say at a divorce hearing?
What Kind of Questions Might the Judge Ask at My Uncontested Divorce Hearing?Please state your name, address, and telephone number for the record. How long have you lived in the District of Columbia?Who is the defendant in this case? Do you or your spouse live in a state that permits samegender divorce?
What happens at a final divorce trial?
At the end of the divorce trial, the ball goes into the judge’s court. In some cases, the judge is able to make a ruling then and there on all of the issues. More often, however, the judge needs to go back and review all the evidence and make a judge decision for the case.
Can a person refuse to get divorced?
Some resisting spouses can make the divorce process very difficult by refusing to sign the necessary divorce papers or by completely failing to respond to a request for a divorce. Others do so by hiding or trying to avoid “service” (meaning in-person delivery) of the divorce paperwork.
