It can be done. I had a friend who divorced her husband while he was in jail. She filed all the paperwork, got a court date, went to court, got divorced, and three weeks later got a check from the courhouse reimbursing her for the filing fee she paid. Now she brags how the courts "paid" her to divorce her ex! Obviously, the court time was a lot less than what she paid in filing fees and got the difference back. Good luck!!