Petition For Dissolution

Question: What is amended petition for dissolution? I filed for a motion of default in a divorce case. The judge signed the motion of default. I was looking up the case on the courts website and saw that an amended petition was filed on the same date as the motion of default. Does this amended petition have to do with the motion of default that was signed?

Answer: No one knows. Did you amend your petition for divorce? If not, then you'd have to check the court file. You need to get a final decree entered. A default alone isn't enough. Other than that, until you read what was actually filed -- no one including you knows what's going on.

Question: how much does it cost to file a petition of dissolution of marriage in cook county il? i'm trying to find this info for my wife and i. we want to get this done as painlessly as possible. thank you.

Answer: In 1998 when I was divorced, (in Cook County), the court cost alone was $200, for filing for dissolution of the marriage, at the Civic Center courthouse. However, in this petition there were no minor children involved in the case, or any other complications. This was the COURT cost alone, and did not include attorney fees for filing said petition, or the retainer, or anything else.

Question: What do I need to do if I already filed a petition for dissolution of marriage...? received a hearing date, but now my ex and I want to change the petition to legal separation? We live in California. We are not using attorneys.

Answer: Talk to your lawyer. He will make all changes.................................…

Question: BUSINESS LAW - Is a “Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with no Dependent or Minor Children or Property” ava? Is a “Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with no Dependent or Minor Children or Property” available on this site for the general public to download? http://www.flcourts.org/

Answer: Yes; 3 different formats PDF: http://www.flcourts.org/gen_public/famil…

Question: how to start a petition for dissolution of village article 19 ny village law?

Answer: go to http://www.onlinepetitions.com and they'll guide you through it. It's really easy. The trick is to get lot of people to sing it...

Question: person files for a petition for dissolution of Marriage and the end result from the court is dismissed ? case shows dismissed.

Answer: It means that the parties in question are still married.

Question: Petition for dissolution of Marriage...? In a paragraph under that heading (Petition of Dissolution of Marriage), it states that "Each party understand this this Agreement shall not and is not in any manner to be contrued or interpreted as an agreement of dissolution of marriage, but is for the specific purpose of determining and settling the property rights and obligations of the parties with respect to each other and their children" Wouldn't that contradict itself? Especially when the relationship didnt produce any children?

Answer: No because the Petition itself is not the "dissolution of marriage".. it would be the judgment or settlement agreement which you will later sign after you settle

Question: Joint Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage? We already paid the fee and filed the forms with the circuit court. But now that she took some other forms that they needed, they gave my ex another form with is a "Appearance" form. But on the form it says it needs the attorney's signature/name, but we don't have an attorney. We are doing it on our own. In the instruction sheet it says I need to sign the appearance form if my ex don't want to serve me thru a sheriff. Do we even need this form?

Answer: No, you don't need that form. Let the Sheriff serve you the divorce papers. You don't have to be there.

Question: CA Joint petition for summary dissolution. Ex is threatening to revoke the petition to make my life hell!!!? After 4 months of back and forth, meeting to draw up a joint petition summary dissolution (that he signed), and lying about filing, my ex has been threatening me left and right saying that he is going to revoke our petition to make me suffer. I've researched a bit and all he has to do is fill out a single page with no questions as to reasoning behind the revocation and can hold that over me (he's aware he has the option to terrorize me with it). I've been looking into re-filing a standard petition for dissolution, but don't have funds for a lawyer or to re-file. Besides hoping he'll be lazy and bluffing, is there anything i can do to keep him from stopping my divorce for the soul purpose of causing me grief??? I have given him the out and am not seeking alimony, gave him virtually everything we ever bought together, and am not holding him for any debt just to get it done and over with. HELP!

Answer: Get Legal aid to help you. My attorney in my first divorce, got the courts to bump up my court hearing by 1 hour. Cause my ex said he was going to protest it. Right as soon as the judge dissolved the marriage he walked in.....too Late!! :-)

Question: mediate a divorce w/Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and the Final Decree is this a good way to end?

Answer: Is divorce ever a good end??

Question: How to file an amended petition for dissolution?? I live in Santa Clara county, CA and my situation is as follows: I filed the original petition for dissolution, and served the respondent by personal service. The 30 day window is over, and he has not responded. We tried to reach a settlement agreement, but he did not show up for the appointment with the notary. He also has been served with disclosure paperwork and has not responded with his own. I am thinking of proceeding by default at this point, but I need to amend my original petition, since the custody and visitation information is no longer reflective of my wishes. How do I do this? ( any good attorneys willing to go pro bono for me? :D) Yes, I have a proof of service, everything so far is on the up and up ( thanks to nolo press). I have no problem re-serving him, but which papers do I serve? Just the new petition, or the whole original shebang? ( response, FL-105, etc.) I am not asking for opinions about what is best for my daughter. He actually was the one who wanted me to have sole custody in the beginning, if you care to know, doesn't show up for visitation.

Answer: If you amend it before you file a request to enter default, you will have to re-serve him with the amended papers. If you file a request to enter default, your divorce will be granted on the terms of your original petition. You can't have it both ways.

Question: What does this law term mean in a Divorce case? "Dismissal without prejudice for lack of prosecution" If a person files a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and the end result from the court is "Dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution..." what does that mean? Is the person divorced? The case was on the court's Inactive Calendar for over 60 days. If it does not mean the divorce was final, will the person have to file a new petition for Dissolution of Marriage?

Answer: No there is no divorce. Dismissal without prejudice means the court is dismissing the case but you can still refile it, its not permanently dismissed. With prejudice is done forever. Lack of prosecution means whoever filed for the divorce failed to properly act on the divorce, meaning they did not file the proper documents, etc and proceed with the divorce. You are still married. If you want to get divorced you need to refile the petition all over again, same thing.

Question: How long does it take to get divorce in Broward County in Florida? I filed for petition of dissolution of marriage with no dependent or minor children or property. How long does it take to get divorce?

Answer: It normally takes about 90 days if uncontested, longer if it is!

Question: CA - Dissolution of marriage filing proof of Service? My sister "served" my ex with the petition for dissolution. My ex and I have allready been to court for temporary Child Support orders so obviously shes aware of the petition. However, I still have to "file" for proof of service - does it matter that the date my sister actually served the petition is almost a year from when I will be filing it with the court? Would the form "FL-115" Proof of Service of Summons be enough to satisfy my need to file proof of service? TIA *** the law states that any adult, not party to the lawsuit can serve. I thought I was the only one that couldnt serve?

Answer: Family members aren't allowed to serve for you. It has to be someone unrelated to the situation in all aspects. The reason for this is because chances are your sister will be more willing to lie about serving him than someone unrelated. Always go through process servers. They take care fo all the court filings for you.

Question: time between filing for divorce and getting the divorce decree in illinois? if everything goes smoothly, how much time does it take to get the divorce decree after the petition for dissolution of marriage is filed?

Answer: Most of the time, it takes about 90 days more or less!

Question: How long does a divorce take to be finalized? OK we didn't get a lawyer because we are filing a joint petition, non-contested dissolution. His aunt, who works for the prosecuting attorney, is helping us with all the paperwork. We have been separated for 13 months now. We finally got all the paperwork finalized and now need to file it. Any ideas how long it might take to be finalized? We live in MO. We have no children; it should be a very simple and easy divorce.

Answer: In MO depending on the court calender 30-60 days.

Question: I am i still Married or now Divorced? I got the pp in the mail today for the Petition of Dissolution of Marriage....so does this mean i am legally divorced or do i still need the final decree? What's the diff? I got the pp fr my Lawyer signed fr the courts but it don't have a court date on it for the divorce only and date for child custody and finances?

Answer: You're just starting.

Question: Why did my "REQUEST FOR JUDGEMENT/SUMMARY DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE" get returned? We read the "SUMMARY DISSOLUTION INFORMATION " booklet (CA FL-810). Followed every instruction exactly as stated. Filed the "JOINT PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE" (CA FL-800). Received our case number from the court. Waited the 6 month period. Filed the "REQUEST FOR JUDGMENT... OF SUMMARY DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE" (CA FL-820). BUT, the request for judgment was returned! On the cover letter from the court, there was NO notation marked that the spouse had filed the revocation form (CA FL-830). The ONLY notation marked was that the forms were missing information or incomplete! After careful examination of the 2 forms (FL-800 and FL-820) The ONLY thing different between those two forms is where the space designates "ATTORNEY FOR (name)"... I did NOT put in "In Pro Per"! Could that be the reason it was returned? NOTE: Under "CLERK'S CERTIFICATE OF MAILING" are 2 blank areas, should I write our return addresses or leave that for the Clerk to fill-in? (SASE were included!) http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/fillable/fl820.pdf http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/forms/documents/fl800instructions.pdf http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/fillable/fl800.pdf No children... judge did NOT sign it... Sorry, I do not intend to be rude but seriously, if a judge had signed it I would be celebrating... NOT posting my concern!!!

Answer: NOTE: I am not admitted to practice in California, and therefore, this should not be construed as legal advice. This is a good example of why its best, when understaking any legal proceeding, to hire an attorney who is trained to properly fill out the documents and submit them to the court. You will need at this point, to contact an attorney licensed in California and see if they will review your documents for you and tell you how to proceed. For a referral, contact your local or state bar association.

Question: what is a petitioner and a respondent? I am trying to do my own divorce. I havn't seen my husband in about nine years. I'm ingage know. I have a petition for dissolution of marriage that i have too fill outan i need your help. I don't have the money to hire a lawyerfill this form out for me this is why i need your help. Thank you

Answer: You are the petitioner and he is the respondent

Question: My soon-to-be ex-husband won't let me have unsupervised visitation with our son. ? The gist of it: He filed a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with my encouragement. In the Petition and also in the Marital Separation Agreement, I had Primary Care of our child. Due to my lack of preparation of being a single parent, and having a soon-to-be ex-husband leaving the home to not provide any support whatsoever, I was put into a pretty severe financial hardship. For my son's safety, and his father being in a better financial situation, I filed a Motion for him to have Primary Care... Something he'd been begging for, even after he was the one who initially filed the Dissolution Petition. Even involved the Department of Children & Families, with accusations that were laughable. D.C.F. closed the case after no justification was found to continue. He filed a Motion for Sole Custody, I then within 20 days Answered his Motion disputing his accusations. Since our two Petitions now make this no longer an Uncontested Divorce, Mediation has been set for next week, where my Ex thinks he's going to bully me into agreeing to him having Sole Custody. When I discussed visitation with my child to him today, he informed me I would not be able to take my son out of his home, that unsupervised visitation was forbidden. I knowingly understand that this is inaccurate and from any legal standpoint I still have Primary Care seeing we still haven't seen a Judge to state otherwise. What options do I have... Basically I'm asking am I really going to have to call the Police if I want to see my child?

Answer: Definitely call the police - it is a paper trail that you will have when you go to court showing that your ex is being an uncooperative, controlling butthead. On the other hand, if you don't call the cops and you don't get to see your son, your ex will lie and say that you didn't try to exercise your visitation, which will look bad on you. 1. Show up for the visitation that is scheduled according to your temporary orders. Make sure that you have a copy of the orders with you. 2. When your ex doesn't let you take your son, walk away. Don't argue or plead with your ex. 3. Walk no further than the end of the driveway (or parking lot if he lives in an apartment), and call the police. Wait for them to arrive. 4. Show them the visitation schedule. They may intervene and let you take your son. That's great if they do. BUT even if they do, you still want them to give you a police report. 5. If they do not intervene, don't get beligerent with them. Just ask for the police report. You want them to be on your side to come out the next time that your ex denies visitation. 6. If you show up for your visitation, and your ex doesn't answer the door, call the police and have them make a report, repeating steps 1-5 above. Your ex avoiding your visitation is the same as denying it. I wish you luck.