Where do you file for divorce if you were married in California and in the military?

Answer 1

The steps to divorce on your own in California are as follows:

Step 1 - You will have to download the blank California divorce papers (http://howtofilefordivorce.org/divorce-papers-california.htm)

Step 2 - The plaintiff must fill out these forms:

• Divorce Summons
• Declaration Under Uniform Custody Jurisdiction
• Divorce Petition

Step 3 - Go to the court clerk's office in your county and pay the filing fee ($395).

Step 4 - You will have to SERVE your spouse the papers you filed via certified mail return receipt requested. Also include the Proof of Summons Form and request that you retrieve this form back so you can file it with the clerk's office to prove your serving.

Step 5 - You should meet with your spouse in order to fill out the following forms:

• Declaration of Disclosure form
• Income and Expense
• Declaration Regarding Declaration of Disclosure
• Response
• Marital Settlement Agreement
• Schedule of Assets and Debt

Step 6 - Each spouse must fill out the Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers form as well as the Declaration Regarding Declaration of Disclosure and file it with the court clerk's office.

Step 7 - Now you are ready to make a court hearing date, you can achieve this by filing the following form:

• Child Support Case Registry (if children)
• Declaration for Default
• Instructions to Complete Order
• Judgment
• Notice of Rights and Responsibilities
• Notice to Withhold Income for Child Support (if children)

Step 8 - If you have completed the steps successfully you will need to bring all copies of your forms and bring them to the hearing as well as completed Notice of Entry of Judgment and the Judgment forms. Once the Judge signs these documents your divorce is legal in the State of California.

Answer 2

Wherever you happen to be.