TheNextMovement
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Georgia
My fiancee has been legally separated from her ex-husband for a year now. During this span of time she has been in contact with him occasionally and has asked multiple times for a divorce. Since she lives out of state she cannot acquire the appropriate paperwork at the County Courthouse and has been relying on him to get the paperwork and send it to her.
We just found out last month that she is pregnant. I know that in Georgia there are laws that state that underneath extenuating circumstances a divorce can be granted on the same day the hearing happens, but neither her nor I live in Georgia but this is where her ex-husband has resided for the past 3 years. Since Georgia states that it only takes 30 days from the time of filing to be divorced we decided we would use an online site to file the paperwork in Georgia.
Her ex-husband hasn't been hard to locate or impossible to contact, but he has a habit of sitting on things and not getting them done. Since he would be the respondent, and since I doubt he would respond in 30 days of being served, would it extend the waiting period to enter a plea of default? Can entering a plea of default be done from out of state?
What is the serving process? Is he sent the paperwork through certified mail? Or does someone from the court physically serve him with the papers?
My fiancee and I currently live in CA, but we are going to be moving to CT for our wedding. Do either one of those states have a way of expediting the waiting period for a divorce based on extenuating circumstances? Her ex-husband is currently un-insured and she has no state aide insurance. CA has a waiting period of 6 months, CT has a waiting period of 90 days. It's vital that her and I get married so that she can have insurance and receive pre-natal care for our child. Neither of us currently have the money for a divorce lawyer, is it possible to go before a judge, explain the situation, and have a divorce granted quick enough that our unborn child doesn't suffer?
My fiancee has been legally separated from her ex-husband for a year now. During this span of time she has been in contact with him occasionally and has asked multiple times for a divorce. Since she lives out of state she cannot acquire the appropriate paperwork at the County Courthouse and has been relying on him to get the paperwork and send it to her.
We just found out last month that she is pregnant. I know that in Georgia there are laws that state that underneath extenuating circumstances a divorce can be granted on the same day the hearing happens, but neither her nor I live in Georgia but this is where her ex-husband has resided for the past 3 years. Since Georgia states that it only takes 30 days from the time of filing to be divorced we decided we would use an online site to file the paperwork in Georgia.
Her ex-husband hasn't been hard to locate or impossible to contact, but he has a habit of sitting on things and not getting them done. Since he would be the respondent, and since I doubt he would respond in 30 days of being served, would it extend the waiting period to enter a plea of default? Can entering a plea of default be done from out of state?
What is the serving process? Is he sent the paperwork through certified mail? Or does someone from the court physically serve him with the papers?
My fiancee and I currently live in CA, but we are going to be moving to CT for our wedding. Do either one of those states have a way of expediting the waiting period for a divorce based on extenuating circumstances? Her ex-husband is currently un-insured and she has no state aide insurance. CA has a waiting period of 6 months, CT has a waiting period of 90 days. It's vital that her and I get married so that she can have insurance and receive pre-natal care for our child. Neither of us currently have the money for a divorce lawyer, is it possible to go before a judge, explain the situation, and have a divorce granted quick enough that our unborn child doesn't suffer?
