You would want to have a Sheriff or Constable to try and serve the Defendant at the last place you knew where the Defendant resided or worked. If that was not found there is a process to do a “Summons by Publication” which is doing it in the newspaper, but you just cannot do that […]
02
May
Service of Process is a way to tell the other side in writing what the case is about and giving them notice of this and notifies them of what they must do, if there is a court hearing, when and where to go to court. There are exceptions to this, if there is something that […]
25
Apr
The fees can change. There is a $220.00 filing fee that you would pay the court. There is $200.oo fee for the divorce filing fee, a $15.00 filing surcharge and $5.00 for the court to issue a Summons. This can change and so it could be $220.00 total. The Summons is something that you would […]
18
Apr
Some of the paperwork is like the 1A Divorce. You do still need a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate, a Complaint for Divorce under Section 1B, Record of Divorce Absolute which is a R-408 form, Military Affidavit, Financial Statement, Affidavit of Care or Custody again explaining if there have been any other court actions […]
11
Apr
If you lived in this state for one (1) year or that the reason that the marriage ended happened in Massachusetts and you lived in the state as a couple even if not for the year.
04
Apr
A 1B Divorce is more typical than the 1A. A 1A is a Joint Petition which is where everything is agreed to. A 1B is either if one spouse believes that the marriage has ended but the other spouse does not, even if both spouses believes that the marriage has ended and they are not […]
28
Mar
You will need a certified copy of your Marriage Certificate and you cannot give a photocopy. The Marriage Certificate needs to be from the Town Clerk rather than from the religious ceremony. A Separation Agreement which is like a Divorce Agreement that must meet certain requirements. There is a form called a “Joint Petition for […]
21
Mar
The court sometimes call it a 1A but it is also a Joint Petition for Divorce where both parties are co-petitioners and doing this together rather than one person being a Plaintiff and one person being a Defendant.
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