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What can I do if I want to file for divorce but I do not know where my husband lives?
Asked on Dec 19th, 2012 on Divorce - Florida
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I would like to obtain a divorce. I have not had contact with him for five years, and I do not know where he lives. I have done an Internet search with no luck. I now live in another state. We have no property or children, and were only living together for five months.
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Appellate Attorney serving Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
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Musilli Brennan Associates, PLLC
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You should see an attorney, and it is possible that some form of substitute service, by publication or otherwise, may be allowed by the court.
Answered on Dec 23rd, 2012 at 6:11 PM
After you file your papers, you have to make good faith efforts to locate him so he can be served with them. If he cannot be located, you need to file a request for an order of the court to publish the papers in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of his last known residence. After the papers have been published for 30 days you can take his default and move forward from there.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2012 at 12:56 PM
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Zales Law Office
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You might consider a private investigator. They are good at finding people where an Internet search does not.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2012 at 12:52 PM
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Charles W. (Chuck) Harper, LLC(serving Manhattan, Ft. Riley and Junction City & area)
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You likely need to get a divorce or annulment using publication service.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2012 at 12:51 PM
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Cathy R. Cook, Attorney at Law
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You can file for divorce and serve him by publication. You should consult local counsel.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2012 at 3:09 AM
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Anne B. Howard, A Professional Law Corporation
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File for permission to serve him by publication. Look up the rules. They change in January and the new form makes it easier. You may have to get a court hearing to get permission to serve him this way.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2012 at 2:32 AM
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Law Offices of Sherrie L. Davidson LLC
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After a period of time, in California, you can serve via publication which you must obtain permission from the court to do first. You may also try service by substitution after a few failed attempts to personally serve him at a known address.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2012 at 2:22 AM
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Law Offices of Eugene Lumberg and Eric S. Lumberg
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You can file and get service by publication. An attorney can help with this process.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2012 at 2:08 AM
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Glenn E. Tanner, Attorney at Law
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Serve him by publication.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2012 at 2:06 AM
There is a way to get service by publication that will allow you to give him notice that will allow for a divorce.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2012 at 1:43 AM
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Steven Kalishman, P.A. Law Offices
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If you can't find him after a diligent search, you can get constructive service by publication.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2012 at 1:38 AM