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Since I have been separated for more than 11 years will my divorce still take 6 months to finalize?

Your divorce cannot be finalized by the Court until at least 90 days have passed from the date the Petition and Summons for Dissolution have been filed and served on the other spouse.

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Custody question after a divorce has been finalized for 2 years.

The local court rules of Pierce County Superior Court require that in any family law matter involving children, both parents attend a mandatory seminar, about four hours long, that provides information regarding how kids are negatively affected by the divorce or separation of their parents. The Court is so serious about protecting kids by enforcing this seminar requirement that if either parent simply refuses to attend the mandatory parenting seminar, the final Parenting Plan will generally...