An uncontested divorce occurs when two parties in a marriage seek a divorce and work together to find an agreement that resolves all of the matters and issues in that divorce.
Uncontested divorce occurs when both parties are in agreement as to the terms of divorce and are able to make compromises in order to speed the process along and pursue favorable outcomes for both parties involved.
Typically,
an uncontested divorce occurs where both spouses understand that it would cost them more money to litigate a divorce than either one of them wants to spend.
Not exact matches
A Final Hearing for
divorce occurs as a last step in either an
uncontested divorce or when the parties reach a full settlement in a contested
divorce.
If you're not able to reach agreement on all issues in time for the first date your
divorce can become finalized (or your case management date), you can still request an
uncontested hearing to
occur at a later date when you have resolved all the issues.
If the events
occurred out of state, either you or your spouse must live in Massachusetts for at least a year before you may file for an
uncontested divorce in the state.
An
uncontested divorce in PA can
occur when both spouses agree to get a
divorce and then fill out the necessary paperwork.
The other way to obtain an
uncontested divorce in New York
occurs when you file and serve
divorce papers and your spouse fails to respond.
An
uncontested divorce can also
occur in situations where one spouse fails to respond to the action or appear in court at all.
Contested
divorces take much longer than
uncontested divorces because of the significant back and forth that
occurs between the parties with respect to each disputed issue.