I have been seperated now for over 4 years and I have no idea where my husband lives or works. Someone advised me you can get an automatic divorce after 5 years, anyone know if this is true.
2007-06-22 09:11:46 · 20 answers · asked by Bev P 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
As you are on the UK board i am assuming you are in the UK- yes you can if you can prove that you have looked for him and not been able to find him. Ring the CAB or a solicitor offering half an hour free advice for the legal jargon to be sure of what you are doing.
2007-06-22 09:27:26 · answer #1 · answered by Ellie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as an automatic divorce on the face of this earth. Matter-a-fact states are making it harder for someone to get a divorce. If you have proper grounds for a divorce contact a divorce lawyer and provided it is not contested by your husband and/or there is no property to be divided you will have your divorce in a very few months.
2007-06-22 09:22:23 · answer #2 · answered by Al Feel GoodH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no "automatic" divorce, but there are no-contest divorces in most states, where you can file for and get divorced with very little fuss. You may have to hire an investigator to find your husband and have a sheriff or your lawyer serve him the divorce papers, or put a legal notice of your intent to divorce him in the local paper. If he doesn't contest the divorce, it's filed and your marriage is terminated. I don't think that you have to even show up to court for this type of divorce.
2007-06-22 09:18:51 · answer #3 · answered by rockjock_2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact an attorney or talk to the judge in your area. I know there is a way of getting divorced without him signing, I've seen it happen. Of course, only the judge has the power to do that. It helps if there's no way of contacting him and the fact that so many years have past by since you don't know his whereabouts.
2007-06-22 09:18:48 · answer #4 · answered by just me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
File for a divorce with the courts, kind of like an absentee thing. And then you will have to put it in the paper for about a month, and if there was no response, then you are divorced...pretty much. Contact the court house or lawyer and ask them, to be more specific in your state. Good luck! :)
2007-06-22 09:18:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are in England the law states that a period of 7 years before you can ask for a divorce on the grounds of desertion but may be a long process, but good luck anyway
2007-06-22 09:59:22 · answer #6 · answered by David Wilson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after 5 years you can get an automatic divorce, especially if you don't know the whereabouts of him, and it helps if you`ve been separated for 2 years plus, get yourself a solicitor and they`l explain the full ins and outs, good luck.
2007-06-22 09:17:52 · answer #7 · answered by kelly m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every state has different laws....and in some states it means you have to 'do your best' to locate the other party, including taking an ad out in the paper. It's a published attempt.
Check with an attorney in your area.
2007-06-22 09:15:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are talking about abandonment. the proceeding is still the same as a divorce. you still have to file the paperwork and such. you have to advertise for the whereabouts of your husband and prove you attempted to contact him to serve him with the paperwork. and by the way...since you married him you have his Social Security Number. The social security office can forward him letters to contact you to finalize the divorce. it's best that you try to really contact him so he can sign off on the divorce papers. it's quicker this way....if you go with the abandonment issue, you have to wait for a length of time in addition to waiting for court procedures and hearings.
2007-06-22 09:18:12 · answer #9 · answered by Bella 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the states involved. Where you were married, where you lived while you were married, and where you live now may all play a factor in which laws apply. Different states have very different laws about this, so you really need a lawyer to sort it out.
2007-06-22 09:16:19 · answer #10 · answered by polly_peptide 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋