divorce from another state?

[acesluv]

I am in Tennessee and need to know if one party is here and the other is in New York, can a divorce be handled here. Even if there are things that will be contested.(visitation)
Please give some advice. I just don't want us going into this with blinders on!

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

I am in Tennessee and need to know if one party is here and the other is in New York, can a divorce be handled here. Even if there are things that will be contested.(visitation)
Please give some advice. I just don't want us going into this with blinders on!

My response:

As long as you've met the residency requirements for TN, then yes, you can file in TN.

IAAL

 

[acesluv]

reply to Always Liable

Thank you for your advice. It may come in handy. If The requirments have been met,do you have any pointers on what to have to prepare ourselves. ie; paper work, signed statements from employers,friends and family regarding character. I hope you are making sense of all this, I am not too good at this type of thing. His children live in upstate New York and he is afraid he will never be able to see them. His soon to be ex doesn't want the kids (5 and 2) out of New York. But money is too tight to be taking off work and not having the money very often to get up there. I just want to know if there is ANYTHING we can do to better our chances of having visitation here in Tennessee.
Thank you so much for your time and concern.
acesluv

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

Since you have many questions, and a lot of them have to do with "How do we do this ourselves", you would be better off getting answers and advice directly from a local Family Law attorney. Most such attorneys will give you a free, initial, consultation to discuss your matter and rights.

If you still believe you can do this yourselves, even though you don't have law degrees, and could very well screw things up, you might want to get a "How To" book from a major bookstore on this subject.

Good luck to you.

IAAL