QUESTION
Do I have to go to Monterey County to complete the divorce or can this be done in any county?
Asked on Apr 11th, 2013 on Divorce - California
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My wife & I have a Legal Separation filed in Monterey County (CA). No property or children involved.
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Family Law Attorney serving Temecula, CA
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If one of the parties still resides in the county where the action was started that county has jurisdiction and the divorce must be completed there.
Answered on Apr 14th, 2013 at 8:11 PM
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You would have to file a motion and pay another filing fee for the new county so I would probably finish the case in Monterey if you did not get a judgment of separation. If you got a judgment of separation you will have to file where you live.
Answered on Apr 11th, 2013 at 9:41 PM
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If your legal separation resulted in a Judgment being entered, that case is done. You cannot then proceed on it to get a divorce. As such, you can file for divorce in any county where you or the other side meet the residency requirement.
Answered on Apr 11th, 2013 at 3:53 PM
If you no longer live in Monterey and now wish to file for dissolution you can do so in the county where you now reside referencing the legal separation.
Answered on Apr 11th, 2013 at 3:53 PM