receive a divorce by placing an add in the newspaper?

Question

Just trying to find out if any one heard of divorcing someone by placing an add in the newspaper, if so, how and what happens after the add is placed?

Answer 1

I did this back in the 70's. It runs in the public notice section. If no response is received within a specific (don't remember how long) period of time the divorce is granted.

Answer 2

It varies from state to state but here in NC, you have to wait one year before filing for divorce. Then when you file you must have an officer or some other official serve the papers, you can mail the papers with certified return reciept verification (of which someone at the last known address has to sign for the papers), or yes, you can run the divorce notice in your local newspaper for thirty days. If you choose the ad in the paper, you of course pay for it to be in there thirty days, and that gives the other spouce thirty days to become notified of you filing for a divorce. After those thirty days you go before a judge who signs his name to one of the forms you filed, and there you have it, divorce! With the certified mail (which is what my hubby done for his previoous marriage) once the returned recipt comes back to you with someone's signiture (and it doesn't have to be the expected ex-spouce) you stick it to the verification paper, finish filing the paper, are given a date on the calendar thirty days from that to come back to see the judge for an absolute divorce.

All the thirty days is for is to give the other party a chance to contest the divorce, and unless they want to push alimony or some dumb crap like that, they wont contest it. But still, you must wait one full calander year before you file, unless you get a bunch of people to witness you've been separated a year and the other party doesn't try to prove that wrong. I don't suggest doing that though as it will come back to bite you.

Hope this helps.

And NO YOU DO NOT NEED AN ATTORNEY!!! There is no reason you should get an attorney and pay six or more hundred bucks for what you can do yourself. the only reason I would reccomend an attorney is if you've got kids and want to file fore custody or child support. Do not listen to those who say you HAVE to have an attorney because YOU DON NOT HAVE TO HAVE ONE.

Answer 3

I believe that's only an option in cases where you've made all the required efforts to contact the other party in good faith. You can then place ads in newspapers to make the annoucement. But, you should really ask an attorney this question, as there are laws that vary from locale to locale and the requirements for making contact before the newpapers might be specific... and the requirements for what newspapers and how long the ads must run is likely very specific.

Answer 4

I have been told that if you cannot locate the person you are trying to divorce (they ran off or whatever) that you can place an add in the paper where they were or where you think they might be and let them know they have a certain number of days to contest or the divorce will be final. But this was back in the eighties that this situation occurred and you have to not know where the person is.

Answer 5

first off, you still need an attorney, period. The ad you speak of is required in some states if you cant find the party you are divorcing. The best thing to do is GET AN ATTORNEY, but by placing an ad alone- youre not divorced.

Answer 6

It's called a legal notice. You still need to file papers with the courts, but this will notify the other person of your intentions if you have no other way of contacting them.

Answer 7

there is no such thing. people may do it but by law they are still married.