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It's Difficult But Not Impossible If Your Divorce Is Final In this case, you only have 30 days to file a request to reverse the settlement or decree. After that 30-day window, you would essentially have to get remarried from scratch (this cannot happen until at least 60 days after your divorce is finalized).

You mail the papers by first-class mail together with (1) two copies of the ?Notice and Acknowledgement of Service? form and (2) a return envelope, postage pre-paid, addressed to you. Your spouse must sign the acknowledgement in order for this to be valid service.

After being legally served, your spouse will have 30 days to answer the Complaint. If they do not file an official answer, then a judge may rule in your favor by default, granting you whatever was Page 3 requested in the complaint.

Ideally, he or she will agree to the terms and there is no need for the divorce to be contested. But be prepared that your spouse's attorney may file a counterclaim against you or make additional requests in the answer. If the spouse does not respond to the claim, there is usually a default judgment for the plaintiff.

An uncontested divorce usually takes about 6-10 weeks after everything has been signed by both spouses and filed with the court. A contested divorce can take anywhere from 30 days to months or years, depending on if there is a trial or not.

Search CategoryForm NumberNameDo It Yourself FormsPS-08Divorce ComplaintCivil FormsC-57Final Judgment of DivorceDo It Yourself FormsPS-10Request for Divorce Judgment by DefaultDo It Yourself FormsPS-21Answer to Divorce Complaint4 more rows