What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MD
So here's the deal: 13 months ago the ex moved out. In MD there is a 12 month waiting period to file divorce paperwork. I waited the 12 months, filed, and I got the Summons for her in the mail...next step was for me to serve her with the Summons, no problem, right? Well, A) I suspect she went back to live with her sis (which is a few states away), but I have no proof of that and B) she's difficult. I sent the Summons to her sis's house, with the return receipt so I can prove she was summoned. The PO left a notice on her door which said she has 15 days to pick it up. 11 days have gone by and she still hasn't picked it up, so I called her (her and I have not spoken a word to each other since the day she moved out) and left a message saying "Please give me a call, I want to talk about the divorce paperwork". No call back.
The million dollar question: how can I serve her with the paperwork if she doesn't pick it up from the PO? Is there an internet search I can use to find out where she lives? Can I hire someone local (i.e. a PI) to serve her the papers? I really didn't want this divorce to be a feeding frenzy for lawyers who need to make their next Porsche payment...
So here's the deal: 13 months ago the ex moved out. In MD there is a 12 month waiting period to file divorce paperwork. I waited the 12 months, filed, and I got the Summons for her in the mail...next step was for me to serve her with the Summons, no problem, right? Well, A) I suspect she went back to live with her sis (which is a few states away), but I have no proof of that and B) she's difficult. I sent the Summons to her sis's house, with the return receipt so I can prove she was summoned. The PO left a notice on her door which said she has 15 days to pick it up. 11 days have gone by and she still hasn't picked it up, so I called her (her and I have not spoken a word to each other since the day she moved out) and left a message saying "Please give me a call, I want to talk about the divorce paperwork". No call back.
The million dollar question: how can I serve her with the paperwork if she doesn't pick it up from the PO? Is there an internet search I can use to find out where she lives? Can I hire someone local (i.e. a PI) to serve her the papers? I really didn't want this divorce to be a feeding frenzy for lawyers who need to make their next Porsche payment...