2 comments on “To Understand Divorce and Family Law”

1. Dennis on August 13, 2012 at 7:03 am said:

   In an uncontested divorce, acceptance of service signed, does the Judge have to wait 90 days from the date of filing before the divorce can be signed?

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   • eric_k_johnson on August 13, 2012 at 8:30 am said:

     Dennis:

     You asked: “In an uncontested divorce, acceptance of service signed, does the Judge have to wait 90 days from the date of filing before the divorce can be signed?” The answer is yes, the judge has to wait UNLESS the parties (or at least one party) files a motion to waive the 90-day waiting period. The courts are getting stingier in granting waivers of the 90-day waiting period, but if a couple can convince the court that the waiting period will do nothing to benefit them or their family, reasonable, pragmatic judges will grant the waiver and not require the parties to wait idly for the 90 days to elapse.

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