Serving Your Spouse Divorce Papers
Divorce can be a painful and long process. Even the initial thought of divorce can be very stressful. For instance, how does one go about beginning the divorce process? Well, first, you have to serve your spouse with divorce papers.
If you are considering filing for divorce, let the Boca Raton divorce lawyers at Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A. make this difficult process easier to understand and cope with by contacting us at 561-353-2800.
Initiating Your Divorce
Here is a checklist to get your divorce process started:
- You must begin an official divorce with a divorce petition or what is sometimes known as a divorce summons. This paperwork will define what you want out of the divorce and other information regarding the history of your marriage.
- This paperwork should be filed under the county which your husband or wife lives in.
- Next, you should actually serve the petition to your spouse. This means making sure that your spouse receives the summons which outlines the details of the divorce process and states the amount of time that your spouse has to respond. Your spouse must sign and date the petition, acknowledging that he or she has received it.
- You may also mail your spouse the petition. However, if the papers are not signed by a specified period then another option must be used.
Contact Us
Please keep in mind that serving your initial divorce papers will take some time. Your attorney must prepare and write up all the necessary paperwork and serve them to your spouse who must then sign before the paperwork can come back to you. To make the process faster and easier, contact a Boca Raton divorce lawyer from Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A. today by calling 561-353-2800.
