How Do You Get A Divorce Without Spouse Consent?
In the early days of America, divorce was relatively unacceptable socially. The law evolved a means to obtain a divorce almost as a remedy for damages, if a spouse could prove infidelity, abandonment, neglect, abuse or some other such cause. Today, many states have no-fault divorce where the wide leeway of “irreconcilable differences” is grounds enough for divorce, and consent of the spouse is not necessary. In fact, most disputes in these cases are actually about the division of property, not the divorce itself. File for divorce. Regardless of the state in which you were married, a divorce petition should be filed in the local state courthouse of the state of your current residence. Serve the papers to your spouse. A divorce cannot proceed unless the spouse has been notified of the filing by proper service of the petition. Consent is not necessary, but the spouse has a limited amount of time to respond after service. If a spouse cannot be located after legitimate effort, the court wil
