Get legal advice. There are a number of things that go into deciding which state's law applies to your Divorce. DO NOT ignore the Divorce papers! If you do, a Court you've never been to would have the right to determine your Divorce, distribute your property, even decide your relationship with your child. You can go to this website - www.lawhelp.org - and check to see if there is information available to help you.

The official legal document which initiates a divorce case is called the Complaint. If you are served with a Complaint, you must file an Answer to the Complaint within 30 days from the date the Complaint is served upon you. It is important that you retain an attorney as soon as possible after you are served with the Complaint so that your attorney has sufficient time to investigate and prepare a proper response.

First, get legal advice to find out what your rights and responsibilities are. Second, if you desire, find out if your spouse will change his or her mind. If not, you need to try to work out with your spouse how you're going to divide the property and debts of your marriage. Most importantly, if you have children, you and your spouse need to work out how you're going to provide for and spend time with them after your Divorce.

Saving on legal expensesAsk your lawyer if there are petitions that you can file or papers that you can have a friend serve. Make phone calls or retrieve documents for your divorce attorney when you can, this will save you a good deal of money in legal fees.

If you do nothing, you could lose your legal rights to support or property. To protect yourself, you must file answers and show up in court.

Yes, if either party has been divorced, the Places, Dates and Case Numbers of the Divorces are required. A certified copy of the last divorce decree must be presented at the time of application.

Gather all necessary information, (ie address, telephone number, place of employment) that can help our department serve your papers. Send all information to our office and our civil process officer will make every possible attempt to get the papers served in a timely manner.

The demurrer papers must be filed and served at least 21 days before the hearing, plus additional days if the papers are served by mail, overnight delivery or fax. (Code Civ. Proc. ? 1005(b); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 325(b).) Demurrers must be set for hearing not more than 35 days after the filing of the demurrer, or on the first date available to the court thereafter. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 325(b).)

Court papers can be legally served on you, even if you never actually get them. If they were properly given to a household member who didn't tell you about them, you still were legally served. If they were properly posted and mailed to you but you never saw them, you still were legally served. Both these things are unusual, but they do happen. You should tell household members to pay attention to court papers, and you should pay attention yourself

You should immediately contact an attorney. If you fail to do so, and you do not respond to the divorce complaint, a decree of divorce may be entered, even without your consent and you may lose certain legal rights to which you are otherwise entitled.

You must amend the judgment -- which requires you to file an order to show cause with an affidavit in support.

No. In New York all matrimonial matters are confidential. Unless it is your attorney or counsel, or by Court order, you would have to give a person written permission to view, examine or copy any papers filed in your case.

Divorce papers would be located in our Records Division, Room #101. Records Division may certify these documents for a fee.

No, only the Petitioner will need to sign the papers with the exception of the Acceptance of Service. The Respondent can sign the Acceptance of Service at any time after the divorce has been filed with the Court. If the Respondent refuses to sign the Acceptance of Service, you will need to hire a Process Server or the Sheriff's Office to serve the papers.

No. It is our belief that a paralegal service must be located in the state in which they prepare documents so as to be familiar with the local courts and keep abreast of the ever changing divorce laws and filing requirements within the state. New York State has 62 counties and each county has their own filing procedures. DivorceEASE™ is aware of this and has taken the appropriate steps to respond to these differences.

In Oregon, full divorce records must be obtained from the County Court that granted the divorce. In Clackamas County, copies are available in the Courthouse File Room, 807 Main St., Oregon City, OR 97045, Room 12. (503) 650-3036.* Divorce records older than 4 years should be requested 24 hours in advance of date needed to provide for retrieval from off-site storage. The Oregon Health Division, Center for Health Statistics (and Vital Records) can provide you with a summary of a divorce record.

In Washington State you must wait at least 90 days after you filed the marital dissolution and you have served it on your spouse before you may enter final orders. However, marital dissolutions often take longer than 90 days. If your spouse responds and does not agree with everything in your petition, the amount of time that will pass until your case is finished will depend on your county and how complicated your case is.

It is important to know the date on which you received the papers, what kind of papers they are and whether a hearing is scheduled.

After the Respondent is served with the initial papers in the case, that spouse has the right to reply to the requests made in the Petition.