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In Hawai'i, your answer is due at the court within 20 days after you've been served with the complaint. This packet can help you write a short answer to a divorce complaint. In your answer, you will be disagreeing or agreeing with the statements your spouse has made in the complaint for divorce.

If you and your spouse can agree on how to divide all of your joint or sole assets and debts, then you can obtain an uncontested divorce. If you and your spouse cannot agree, then the court will need to decide for you.

Hawaii is an equitable division state, which means that most assets and debts acquired during the marriage are subject to division between the spouses, regardless of which spouse acquired it or whose name is on it. Exceptions include gift inheritances received during the marriage.

6 Steps for Responding to Divorce Papers Without an Attorney Read the papers carefully. Know your deadline. File an answer. Fill out the required divorce forms. Pay your fees and file the divorce forms. Get a court order from a judge if necessary.

It usually takes six to ten weeks after an Uncontested Divorce by Affidavit packet is submitted for judge's review, for the divorce to be final. The divorce is effective after the Divorce Decree has been approved and signed by the judge and the Divorce Decree has been filed-stamped by the court.

At the initial hearing, the judge will see what the status of the case is, start to find out what the issues are that need to be decided, and take steps to move the case forward to a final decision. This is not the final hearing. The judge will not make final decisions at this hearing. You must attend this hearing.