New to divorce

[Sheetrokz]

Hello my name is Tammy and I got married 8 years ago in Maryland and I haven't had any contact with man in 5 years. I now live in Pennsylvania and have recently gotten ahold of his address were he is living in Delaware. We have a daughter together but neither of us have custody and he hasn't had any contact with our daughter in atleast 5 years. I'm just wondering what exactly I need to do to get a divorce and also make it as cheap a possible. We don't have any property to dispute or custody issues. Please help me. I want to get this done while I know where he use living because he moves allot.

[Mr. Lucky]

I'm just wondering what exactly I need to do to get a divorce and also make it as cheap a possible. We don't have any property to dispute or custody issues. Please help me. I want to get this done while I know where he use living because he moves allot.

 

Brain surgery and divorce, two things you don't want to do on your own. Many lawyers will give you a free initial consultation which would allow you to at least understand the state specific legal parameters involved in dissolving your marriage.

 

Too important to get your info from strangers on the Internet - like me ...

 

Mr. Lucky

[oldshirt]

It's really a quite simple 3-step process.

 

Step #1. Get a lawyer that practices divorce law in your jurisdiction.

 

Step #2. Tell your lawyer what you want to accomplish and what your parameters are.

 

Step #3. Do what the lawyer says.

[iamspontaneous]

@ Sheetrokz Tammy

Reading your post, it's sad and can’t imagine the emotional and psychological consequences on your daughter.

 

Divorce is a stressful and long process, you need to get a legal advice to handle this, you could get a divorce on various grounds, but the best way to get a divorce quick should be on grounds that cannot be contested by the other party (respondent) for example:

 

1. Irreconcilable differences grounds for divorce

2. Years' separation (5 years would be an adequate ground)

3. Unreasonable behaviour someone has behaved in such a way that you cannot reasonably be expected to live with him or her. This covers all sorts of bad behaviour. You need to think about the main things.

 

The above listed individually or cumulatively are grounds you can rely on. the first stage is to contact a legal advisor

[iamspontaneous]

@ Sheetrokz Tammy

Reading your post, it's sad and can’t imagine the emotional and psychological consequences on your daughter.

 

Divorce is a stressful and long process, you need to get a legal advice to handle this, you could get a divorce on various grounds, but the best way to get a divorce quick should be on grounds that cannot be contested by the other party (respondent) for example:

 

1. Irreconcilable differences grounds for divorce

2. Years' separation (5 years would be an adequate ground)

3. Unreasonable behaviour someone has behaved in such a way that you cannot reasonably be expected to live with him or her. This covers all sorts of bad behaviour. You need to think about the main things.

 

The above listed individually or cumulatively are grounds you can rely on. the first stage is to contact a legal advisor

 

 

Also the court would need evidence that you have served the petition on the respondent (the other party involved in the case)

 

Since you know where he lives, if you contact him, he could move address which makes it difficult for you. Also if you can send him a contact via email regarding your child welfare and he replies then you can serve him the petition via

 

1. Registered mail (he needs to sign for it)

2. Email address ( you need court permission)

 

either of the two you need evidence for example he replied to your email that he would fill it and send it back to court, you can use this in court to prove he has acknowledge the divorce papers or provide prove of delivery by registered mail to the court.

Edited December 31, 2016 by iamspontaneous