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I received paperwork years ago for court hearing for divorce. Lawyer advised me not to go and divorce would go through. I never signed any paperwork, never received divorce decree. How can I find out if I am in fact divorced?
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Divorce & Family Law Attorney serving Salt Lake City, UT
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If you remember the county and courthouse in which the divorce action was filed, then you can go to that courthouse, with proof of your ID ( valid drivers license and one other form of identification should be more than sufficient) and ask the court clerk if there is any record of the divorce action having been filed by your wife against you and what the status of that case is. You can ask for a copy of your decree of divorce, if one has been issued, and for copies of any other documents on file in your case, if you wish to review them. Utah courts charge $.25 per page for copies.
Answered on Jul 03rd, 2013 at 8:41 PM
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Go to the court that issued the papers you received and see if a final decree was entered. Many courts can now be accessed online, so try that as a starting point.
Answered on Jul 03rd, 2013 at 4:14 AM
Go to the website for your county courthouse. Check your name and see what was done on your case.
Answered on Jul 02nd, 2013 at 4:38 PM
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Law Office of Julie A. Ringquist
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I am surprised that an attorney advised you not to have any input in how your case was decided (custody, child support, spousal support, division of assets or division of debts). However, you need to go to that court and ask to see that court file and if there is a Judgment, get a copy of the Judgment and read it over to determine if you are divorced and what you were each ordered to do.
Answered on Jul 02nd, 2013 at 3:43 PM
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You could call the clerk of court for the county where you lived at the time of the purported divorce. You could contact the lawyer who told you not to attend. In some states there is a publicly available database of all court cases which you can reach on the net.
Answered on Jul 02nd, 2013 at 3:43 PM
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Mackoy, Hernandez, Jones and Woods LLP
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Contact the District Clerk's office in the county where the divorce was filed.
Answered on Jul 02nd, 2013 at 3:42 PM
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You can call the clerk of court, civil division, in the county where the hearing was supposed to occur and they should be able to tell you over the phone whether a final judgment of dissolution was entered. If one was entered, you are divorced. The clerk should also be able to tell you how to get a copy of the final judgment if you want one. If one was not entered, then you are not divorced and you would probably want to consult with an attorney as to how to proceed.
Answered on Jul 02nd, 2013 at 3:42 PM