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What is the best prcedure to divorce if I do not know where my spouse is living? How?
Asked on Apr 23rd, 2015 on Divorce - Nebraska
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I have not heard from my husband in at least 15 years. He left 20 years or so ago and was a drug addict. I now want a divorce and I do not know how to go about it.
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Law Offices of Helene Ellenbogen P.S.
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You can ask the court to serve by publication.
Answered on Apr 30th, 2015 at 3:08 PM
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Diane L. Berger
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You can file for divorce and serve him through publication in a legal newspaper.
Answered on Apr 30th, 2015 at 3:04 PM
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Law Office of Robert E. McCall
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Florida has what is called Divorce by Publication. It is complicated and you will need an attorney. You can be divorced in about 180 days by that process.
Answered on Apr 30th, 2015 at 3:03 PM
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James T. Weiner, P.C.
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You can get a default divorce .. you need to know how to use alternate service methods available under the Michigan Court Rules. If you cannot figure it out it will be best if you hire an attorney to do it for you.
Answered on Apr 28th, 2015 at 9:45 AM
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Joanna Mitchell & Associates, P.A.
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You should hire an attorney to assist you. You need to first make a good faith effort to locate him through any means available, including possibly hiring an investigator to try to locate him. If that fails, then you can serve him via publication. It is a very specific process that needs to be done properly. Therefore, you should hire an attorney to assist you. In the meantime, detailed answers (under Florida Law) to many frequently asked questions regarding divorce, custody, visitation, child support, alimony, paternity and other.
Answered on Apr 27th, 2015 at 9:19 AM
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Law Office of Robert Burns
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You must seek him via a private investigator and, if not found, serve him by publication.
Answered on Apr 27th, 2015 at 7:43 AM
You can have him served through publication. The court can order that he be given notice of the divorce proceeding by a notice published in a newspaper or legal publication. This takes the place of having him personally served with a summons.
Answered on Apr 27th, 2015 at 7:31 AM
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Law Offices of Aimee C. Robbins
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You will have to file a motion for alternate service of you Complaint for Divorce and Summons.
Answered on Apr 27th, 2015 at 7:23 AM
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Richard B. Jacobson & Associates, LLC
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Consult an experienced family law attorney. He or she will know how to go about attempting service and then if needed doing service by publication. Plus all the rest of the matters which must be considered in a divorce but because of your circumstances may be rather easier. Good Luck.
Answered on Apr 27th, 2015 at 7:16 AM
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You would have to request that a curator be appointed to accept service in his behalf and attempt to locate him.
Answered on Apr 24th, 2015 at 8:56 AM
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Petit & Dommershausen, S.C.
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You file for divorce, make diligent efforts to serve him and then if you can't find him, you must publish notice in the newspaper of the last place her lived.
Answered on Apr 24th, 2015 at 7:55 AM
You can retain an attorney to assist you. It will not be a problem to get the divorce even though you don't know where your spouse is. Good luck.
Answered on Apr 24th, 2015 at 6:25 AM
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Musilli Brennan Associates, PLLC
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You will need an attorney to assist you. If should not be too difficult or expensive.
Answered on Apr 23rd, 2015 at 9:14 PM
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Look at the pro se forms from the Supreme Court or visit with an experienced lawyer. If reasonable efforts to locate your spouse are unsuccessful, there are other methods to serve him (such as by publication).
Answered on Apr 23rd, 2015 at 9:13 PM