Wednesday, January 25, 2012

IS MY DIVORCE FINAL AFTER I FILE A REQUEST TO ENTER DEFAULT?

QUESTION: If the Court enters a request to enter default that I filed in my divorce case, does that make my divorce final?

MY RESPONSE: No, your divorce is not finalized until a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage has been entered. If you do nothing, the Court will ultimately dismiss your divorce case. You will need to file a request for a default hearing, and prepare appropriate documents for the divorce hearing, addressing the issues involved in the divorce case (such as child custody, child support, spousal support, attorney's fees, or division of community property or community debts). You would best retain an experienced Family Law Attorney to represent you for the balance of your case.

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