Key Steps in the Divorce Process

Thinking about getting a divorce? If so, you need to understand the process of divorce before you submit your petition. Since divorce is handled at the state level, you must file your divorce petition in one of your state's superior or circuit courts. There should be a superior court in each county or district of your state. Once the divorce petition has been successfully filed at the appropriate court, your spouse will then be served the divorce papers.

While the spouse who files the petition does not also have to deliver it, he/she must arrange for the petition to be delivered. It is the responsibility of that spouse to make sure it is delivered; the responding spouse will then have a certain amount of time with which to answer the petition. Still have questions about filing for divorce? If so, don't try to file on your own. Instead, take the time to enlist the help of an experienced family law attorney in your city as soon as possible.