QUESTION: How long do I have to respond to divorce papers after being served?
MY RESPONSE:
Your Response to the Petition must be filed and served within 30 days after you are served.
If you fail to timely file and serve your Response, your spouse can file a request that the Court enter your default.
So long as your Response is filed and served before your spouse files a request that the Court enter your default, you could potentially file and serve your Response after the 30-day limit, but you would be taking an unreasonable risk not to file and serve your Response within the requisite 30-day time limit.
The expense of a Motion to Set Aside Default and the risk that the Court might not grant that Motion make it unwise for you to delay filing and serving your Response beyond the 30-day time limit.
This educational blog is brought to you by DONALD F. CONVISER, an effective and aggressive Los Angeles Family Law Attorney and Divorce Lawyer serving clients in the courts of Los Angeles and Ventura County for over 35 years,owner of Warner Center Law Offices, with offices in Woodland Hills and Century City. Call 888.632.4447 or 818.880.8990 for a free confidential consultation with a Certified Family Law Specialist to discuss your divorce or family law issues. | www.conviser.net | www.conviserfamilylaw.com |
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