Marriage is one of the most important decisions that we make in our life. Most people take time to get to know the person before they get married.
Divorce is usually the same. People do not wake up one morning and decide that they no longer want to be with the person they were in love with the day before. Many couples will split up for a time to see if they can work through their problems. Life moves on, and the separation may never have become final.
What do you do when trying to get a divorce and you don’t know how to contact your spouse? As in most civil cases, you must serve a citation on the other party. If you cannot find your spouse, he/she may be served citation by publication.
To qualify for service through publication, you must first file your original petition for divorce with the court, make a diligent effort to serve the citation on your spouse and then receive permission from the court to do alternative service. You must run the add in the newspaper, name the person to be served and add specific information as the what the lawsuit involves, which county, court, how long they have to answer, that the party can hire an attorney and information on whether the suit involves minor children.
If you are having problems in obtaining a divorce or any family law legal matter, contact the Dallas office of the Morris Law Firm at (214)357-1782 or via email at info@themorrisfirm.net.
Love is a beautiful thing. Many times love leads to marriage. Unfortunately in today’s society, too many marriages end in divorce. When a marriage breaks up, it not only affects the couple, it puts a strain of their family and friends. Additionally, it will be extremely difficult on any children of the marriage.
A divorce will be one of the most difficult times of each of your lives. You clearly loved each other enough to be married. The divorce can either throw salt on each of your wounds, or it can begin the healing process. There is an old joke about a divorce She says “I want the dog”, he responds “You hated the dog”, she replies “Yes. But, you love him.”
The more civil the two people can be, the easier the divorce and your continued encounters will be. It will make it easier if you:
- Communicate. Just because you may not agree with your soon to be ex-spouse, you need to listen and communicate.
- Try and look at how the procedure is affecting your soon to be ex-spouse. If you appear to be concerned, there is a better chance that they will be open to what you want.
- When dividing the property, be realistic on how it is divided. Know that each of you will have to give up things.
- Avoid using your children as a weapon. Your children did not choose the divorce. Do not convey messages to each other through your children. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER complain about your ex-spouse around your children.
- Remember that your ex-spouse is human. We all make mistakes. Don’t continue to remind them of their mistakes or their short comings.
- Get a strong root in faith. Seek out God and try to have your children in a church home.
- As your ex-spouse moves on, don’t criticize their new romantic interest.
- Most of all use common sense. If you don’t want them treating you in a certain way give them the same courtesy.
If you follow these simple rules, it will not only make the divorce easier, it will prevent a lot of unnecessary attorney’s fees. It is not a guarantee that the other side will treat you the same way. However, the judge and jury both will make opinions of you on how you act in court.
If you have any questions about divorce or any family law issue, call the Morris Law Firm’s Dallas office at (214)357-1782 or contact us through email at info@themorrisfirm.net.