Once you file this document and any other documents your state requires with the court, you must serve a copy of the complaint and
a summons on your spouse.
You must serve both the petition and
summons on your spouse, meaning it must be delivered by the sheriff or an adult other than yourself.
To begin the divorce process in Florida, you must be a Florida resident for at least six months prior to filing, file a divorce petition with the court and serve the petition and
summons on your spouse.
You can have your lawyer file for divorce and serve the filed divorce complaint and
a summons on your spouse, starting the divorce litigation process in court.
Not exact matches
In California, no divorce is final unless at least six months have passed since the divorce petition and
summons have been served
on the non-filing
spouse, or respondent.
Once you've filed your petition and other divorce documents, the court will issue a
summons that needs to be served
on your
spouse.
In some countries, you may serve the
summons by a letter request or «Letters Rogatory,» while in others you must have the paperwork served
on a central government authority or an overseas agent who will then guarantee delivery of the papers
on your
spouse.
If the defendant (meaning, the
spouse who isn't asking for a divorce) lives in Alabama, then the plaintiff (the party asking for the divorce) should file the
summons and complaint (the legal papers that initiate a divorce, specifying the reasons the judge should grant it and requesting the division of property, child custody, and so
on) with the circuit court in the county where the defendant lives.
The plaintiff must file a
Summons and Complaint and «serve» it
on the defendant
spouse by providing him or her with a copy of all the papers filed in the case.
Serve a copy of the
summons and complaint
on your
spouse by hiring a process server or law enforcement officer.
This includes the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and
Summons, as well as a Confidential Information Form and forms that attest that the other
spouse is not
on active military duty.
Once you file the Complaint and pay the filing fee, the court will return a Writ of
Summons which you must serve
on your
spouse.
Complete the
summons by listing information
on your
spouse and the address your
spouse must respond to with an answer.
She must serve a copy of this complaint, along with a
summons and other appropriate paperwork,
on her
spouse.
Serve the
summons and petition
on your
spouse by hiring a law enforcement officer or private process server.
If your
spouse does not respond within the time frame indicated
on the
summons, you should file a motion for default.
After the documents are served
on your
spouse, the original
summons and an affidavit confirming service will be returned to you.
If you are served with a divorce citation and you do not answer within the time specified
on the citation or
summons, your
spouse can ask the court for a default judgment.
Then you'll need to have it served
on your
spouse, together with a document called a
summons, that officially informs your
spouse of the filing.
This declaration is made by the Petitioner when
Summons is published in a local newspaper after he or she has made a good - faith effort to serve divorce papers
on a
spouse who can not or will not be located.
You must serve the complaint and
summons on the other
spouse and give your
spouse the opportunity to respond to the allegations in the complaint.
The court will have a
summons, a waiver and a copy of the complaint served
on the other
spouse.
Technically, your divorce petition or complaint doesn't expire if you don't serve it
on your
spouse — but the corresponding
summons does.
The complaint and
summons must be served
on the opposing
spouse, which can be done by anyone over the age of 18 who is not the plaintiff.
The Complaint, along with a «Civil
Summons» is «served»
on your
spouse either by Sheriff's deputy or certified mail.