Can you file for divorce without attorney or contacting your spouse if he lives in another country?

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You can file without an attorney. For more information see www.steveshorr.com/family.law.htm

If you have your spouses address you're at minimium going to have to mail the information (papers) to him. If not, then to the last known address. You might have to publish it in a local paper where you think he lives. He certainly has a RIGHT to be there. There are many issues that might be on the table - Child Support, Equity in the home, alimony, value of other assests, etc.

Additional Opinions From Contributors

  • You can file a contested divorce. If your good with paperwork then you can do it on your own. But if your not you probably need to get an attorney. I filed my own divorce without a lawyer or anything and the hardest part for me was finding all the right forms but there are places online you can get them from for a small price or if your willing to work a little harder you can get them for free.

If you file it yourself, all you have to do as far as notifying the other party is when the papers are filed you have to send them registered mail to the last known address.

  • You can always file a divorce petition if your are competent enough to draft a divorce petition and know all the technalities about the legal procedure and can face their attorney in the court of law.
 

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