You will be fine. If your ex, hasn't even filed a response, then you STILL have to serve a preliminary declaration of disclosure to do anything,...

I'm the custodian of an account I created for my child with non-community funds. Can my spouse force me to use $ during divorce?

You may have to. It depends what the source of the separate property funds were. Its a good thing what you did, but I think the Court will take a...

File a request for order asap, because the orders will be retroactive. You need to not only show that the pay has gone down, but have proof that...

I have been with the same man for 12 years. Does Alabama recognize common law couples? Will we have to get divorce

Does Alabama have common-law marriage? Yes. In Alabama, if you meet the criteria for common law marriage, then you are legally married and will be...

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I know I need to request an absolute divorce how do I do that if I am drawing up my own paperwork myself ? He lives in NY me NC

Fill out the paperwork to the best of your ability. Then take it to the Court's self-help center to see if there is anything more you need to do.

If I choose to keep the house with negative equity is it still considered debt during the equalization process?

I accord with counsel.

My EX lawyer quit on him- Do I have to start all over again?

No, you do NOT have to start all over again. The proceedings will continue with him as a self represented litigant unless he hires another...

My wife and i got married on Aug 27th 2010, I bought a home Feb 2011 can she take the home from me in our divorce.

There is a presumption that it would be community property. Only if you could show that the funds for the down payment came from monies that could...

My husband and I are estranged. We both want a divorce.

All the family law courts have legal assistance desks/centers. There is also legal aid, law schools with interns at a family law attorneys office,...

I was served with irreconcilable diff. divorce.Is it possible to drag divorce decision with any reasons until he gets convinced?

It would be unethical for an attorney to give advice to drag out a divorce. The Courts have a massive deficit and budget problems and as...