You don't seem to understand what an uncontested divorce is. If you believe an uncontested divorce is a divorce you can obtain without your husband having the right or opportunity to oppose or contest the divorce action, no such thing exists. You can file for divorce while your husband is in prison. He can decide whether he wants to contest your divorce action or not. If you does not contest it, then you can obtain default judgment after the period in which he has to respond expires and he has filed no response. But the fact that he is in prison or that you have been separated for so many years, will not prevent him from having the right or opportunity to contest the divorce action if he so chooses. Very few people honestly *can't* afford an attorney. Where there is a will, there is a way. If you can't afford to pay for an attorney with money, many attorneys are willing to take trade for services or goods. Find an attorney who will work with you, and you will be very glad that you did. Suing someone in prison can be a very difficult and complex situation if you don't know what you're doing, and if you don't do it right you can find yourself having to start over again.
Answered on Jan 08th, 2014 at 5:48 AM