How do you divorce someone who won't sign the papers? Are you forced to stay married without wanting to? How would you collect child support?
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Saltlick
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NO, In all most every state you do not need their signature. What state are you in? The judge will decide how much he is to pay and when. Yo can Family services take care of collecting for you.
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There are provisions for that - it involves waiting for a specified time to lapse but I do not know the details. You can probably find the details online or at any lawyer's office (for a modest fee of course)
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My friend went thru this (Missouri). He filed first (had a gf for 6 mos), then she counterfiled, then he refused to agree to anything. Judge ordered guardian ad litem for the kids, and mediation for the parents. Took 2 years. If you are separated, call your local child support enforcement office to initiate child support until it is awarded thru the courts. My friend did this, also. Good luck.
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I strongly suggest a lawyer. You can divorce someone who doesn't want to, but a contested divorce gets messy fast. Most lawyers will give a free consultation and let you know what will be involved in your state and county (it varys quite a bit).
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Thanks everyone, I'm not actually married, this is just my question of the day on my mind. I understand people have the right to divorce and "contesting a divorce" is just contesting the terms and the financial matters and maybe child custody. New York State I'm a little worried about because they have no statute for unilateral no-fault divorce, so for all I know you can be forced to stay married there if your spouse won't let go! There's also the question of mandatory counseling, permitted in some states, which strongly correlate with lower divorce http://www.divorcereform.org/compare.html
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