She was consistently responsive and professional in her communications with me, opposing counsel, and my often -
uncooperative spouse.
An unwilling or
uncooperative spouse can make a divorce difficult.
But while
an uncooperative spouse can make the divorce process take longer and be more costly, the court in Alabama has the authority to grant the divorce even if your spouse opposes it.
Although
an uncooperative spouse can not stop a divorce, his actions can sometimes delay and frustrate the proceedings.
Over the years, we have learned that each spouse has far more ability to positively influence how the marriage functions than they generally realize, even with
an uncooperative spouse.
Not exact matches
In these cases, where one
spouse is being
uncooperative, a judge can decide on the divorce through a default judgement, thereby ending the marriage without the other
spouse's involvement.
The divorce may also take longer if your
spouse is
uncooperative or you're unable to reach agreement on marital issues, such as property division.
This is the best route to take unless you have a special situation, for example, your religion does not allow you to file for a divorce, or if your
spouse is totally
uncooperative in working out an Agreement and begins to spend all of the marital assets and you have not been separated for the required period of time to file for divorce.
Of course, one of the reasons you wanted a divorce is that your
spouse is a very
uncooperative person.
Traditional marriage counseling tends to be ineffective because the counselor either expects both parties to work on the relationship — rendering the leaning out
spouse, the
uncooperative one — or encourages the hopeful
spouse to just let go of the marriage — leaving that individual feeling undercut and angry.