Can I change legal separation paperwork once it is filed?

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   Patrick SampairPro

   Mesa Child Custody Lawyer

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   Answered July 24, 2012 10:58. If you have not filed the Default paperwork yet, you can file an amended Petition for Legal Separation. He will need to be served again with the Amended Petition; this can be by him signing an Acceptance of Service, or, because it is an Amended Petition, he can be served by regular mail.
   
   If he files a Response, your case become contested and it then follows a different path.
   
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   Hillary Johns

   San Diego Family Law Attorney

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   Answered July 24, 2012 08:07. Please see my previous answer.

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