First of all, this is an excellent and well-informed video, much love and respect for this information. I do have a specific question for you, what happens when your spouse is served by a State Marshal (before the return date), but never responds/files an appearance form? Can the plaintiff get an uncontested divorce once that case management date hits? Or does the process spill over past that 90 day waiting period?

@dolandivorcelawyerspllc7203

5 ай бұрын

Hi there. After the case is filed the first court date that is assigned will be what is called a Resolution Plan Date. If the Defendant doesn't file an appearance by that date and you want to finalize the divorce without the Defendant, you should file your own financial affidavit and proposed orders indicated what you want to happen with alimony, custody, child support, division of assets, etc. Depending on the courthouse you are in and the judge you get, the judge may finalize the divorce based on your proposed orders on that first Resolution Plan Date, or the judge may assign an additional date giving the Defendant one more change to appear in court before they finalize the divorce. If the Defendant doesn't show up at that second court date, the judge will likely finalize the divorce based on your proposed orders. I hope that helps!

i have questions

@dolandivorcelawyerspllc7203

6 ай бұрын

Hi Ven. I'd be happy to try to answer any questions if you're able to be more specific.

@VeniFettiVici

6 ай бұрын

@dolandivorcelawyerspllc7203 yea, I can't really afford a lawyer or a big divorce, but I have spoken to my wife, and she is willing to an uncontested Divorce and will let me keep the house. I have a kid but not with her, and she has about 4.5 years left in school. What forms do I need? I'd like to get this done online in 30 days.

@dolandivorcelawyerspllc7203

6 ай бұрын

@@VeniFettiVici You will need to submit the following forms... If the case has not yet been filed, you have to fill out the following forms: JD-FM-003: Summons JD-FM-159: Complaint JD-FM-158: Notice of Automatic Orders JD-CL-12: Appearance You should take all of those completed forms to the courthouse clerk's office for review and approval. After the clerk approves them, you should arrange for your wife to be served (the clerk can give you a list of Marshals). Or, if your wife is on board with the process, your wife can fill out JD-FM-249, Certification of Waiver of Service of Process, as well as her own completed appearance form (JD-CL-12). In order to finalize the case by agreement, you should write up a final divorce agreement (I have a separate video on this channel which shows how to do that), and also complete and submit the following forms: JD-FM-006: Financial Affidavit (you and your wife will each have to fill out separate financial affidavits) JD-FM-282: Request for Approval of Final Agreement JD-FM-281: Affidavit in Support of Request for Entry of Judgment (you and your wife will each have to fill out separate forms) If you submit all of these forms, a judge can review and hopefully approve your agreement without you having to appear in front of a judge. Also, if you go to the courthouse, the clerk or somebody in the Court Service Center should be able to help you with the forms. I hope that helps, and I wish you the best of luck!

@VeniFettiVici

6 ай бұрын

@dolandivorcelawyerspllc7203 you are the goat! Another question, should I wait after the divorce to file a quitclaim deed? I watched your video on that but wanted clarification.

@dolandivorcelawyerspllc7203

6 ай бұрын

@@VeniFettiVici Correct. You wait until after the divorce. One more thing. Online reviews are super important to our business. I'd really appreciate it if you could leave an online review if you're comfortable doing so by clicking the following link: g.page/r/CSTt43KH1Og-EBM/review - 🙂