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Need divorce

Asked on May 13th, 2025 on Divorce - Pennsylvania
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I got married 2016 he left one day 2017-2018 from our apartment,he never returned,he abandoned me. He works,gets social security check.I need spousal support and file for divorce and help finding his whereabouts
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Jeanne Bereznicki
You may want to begin by finding your husband by using a private investigator, such as Information Network Associates (INA) in Harrisburg, PA. Once he is found, it will be a much easier process to file a divorce complaint and start a support case.  If you choose to retain an attorney first, it may cost you more money as the attorney will still need to attempt to find him.  If he cannot be found, an attorney will file a petition to serve by publication and attach a report from a private investigator concluding that he could not be located despite due diligence to find him as well as an affidavit signed by you as to what you did to try to locate him.  If a judge determines that there is nothing more that can be done to locate him, then permission will be granted to serve him by publication, and you will be required to publish notice of the proceedings in local newspapers in the area of his last known address. However, unless he is actually located, it will be very challenging (and expensive) to pursue any monetary claims against him.
Answered on May 15th, 2025 at 4:35 AM

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Jeanne Bereznicki
You may want to begin by finding your husband by using a private investigator, such as Information Network Associates (INA) in Harrisburg, PA. Once he is found, it will be a much easier process to file a divorce complaint and start a support case.  If you choose to retain an attorney first, it may cost you more money as the attorney will still need to attempt to find him.  If he cannot be found, an attorney will file a petition to serve by publication and attach a report from a private investigator concluding that he could not be located despite due diligence to find him as well as an affidavit signed by you as to what you did to try to locate him.  If a judge determines that there is nothing more that can be done to locate him, then permission will be granted to serve him by publication, and you will be required to publish notice of the proceedings in local newspapers in the area of his last known address. However, unless he is actually located, it will be very challenging (and expensive) to pursue any monetary claims against him.
Answered on May 15th, 2025 at 4:34 AM

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Jeanne Bereznicki
You may want to begin by finding him using a private investigator, such as Information Network Associates (INA) in Harrisburg, PA. Once he is located it will be a much easier process to file a divorce complaint and start a support case.
Answered on May 15th, 2025 at 4:28 AM

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