QUESTION
Can an uncontested divorce be reversed even after 3 years of being divorced?
Asked on Dec 27th, 2013 on Divorce - Utah
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I felt threatened by my ex-husband if I didn't agree with him to file uncontested.
5 ANSWERS
Domestic Relations Attorney serving Omaha, NE
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Diane L. Berger
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The short answer is no.
Answered on Dec 30th, 2013 at 7:05 AM
Dispute Resolution Attorney serving Seattle, WA
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Law Offices of Helene Ellenbogen P.S.
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Whether the divorce was contested or not is irrelevant to the outcome. There would be no advantage to reversing it, since he could have gotten a decree even if you contested it, but in any case it's too late to do anything about it.
Answered on Dec 27th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Alimony Attorney serving Redlands, CA
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Milligan, Beswick, Levine & Knox, LLP
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What are you trying to reverse? Property division? Child Custody/Support? Or the status of your marriage being resolved? You can move to vacate your judgment if there are valid grounds for doing so although after 6 months in California you must present some evidence of fraud or coercion in the judgment itself to do so.
Answered on Dec 27th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Commercial Contracts Attorney serving Boise, ID
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Peters Law, PLLC
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No. It is too late.
Answered on Dec 27th, 2013 at 10:29 AM
Divorce & Family Law Attorney serving Salt Lake City, UT
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Utah Family Law LC
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In theory, yes. In practice, that'll be difficult. To set aside an uncontested divorce you would need to give the court a good reason. "Feeling" threatened is almost surely not enough. Being threatened is a different story, but you would have the burden of proving by a preponderance of evidence, three years after the fact, that you were in fact threatened.
Answered on Dec 27th, 2013 at 9:51 AM