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Old Dec 31, 2007, 01:31 PM
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Do I have to sign divorce papers

My husband wants a divorce. Do have to go through with it? He wants me to sign papers.

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Old Dec 31, 2007, 01:35 PM   #2  
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Divorce is a legal arrange whereby both parties agree to ending a formal relationship such as marriage however, it usually also specifies who gets what property, monies, accounts, who does pay child support, alimony if any. So no, you do not have to sign if you do not want to. Why not have an attorney look at the divorce documents and let him / her give you their opionion.

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George_1950 disagrees: You certainly don't mean this: "whereby both parties agree"; our system, as far as I underand it, is adversarial.
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Old Dec 31, 2007, 01:35 PM   #3  
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Why does he want a divorce? He must have been to an attorney already, since he has papers. You need an attorney - do not, do not, sign papers until your attorney has read them. You could be signing away any claims as far as you know. Do not do this until you have legal counsel.

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Old Dec 31, 2007, 01:35 PM   #4  
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My husband wants a divorce. Do have to go through with it? He wants me to sign papers.
as far as i know you don't have to sign them but it will save you trouble cuz he can take you to court and all that stuff and it will just be a mess the best thing to do is just sign them or just see what the problem is and why he wants it. i hope you can get everything worked out
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I didn't sign any papers and his lawyer sent me divorce papers that we were divorced.
I think I did give verbal consent over the phone to his lawyer.

Why don't you want to go through with a divorce? If he is set on leaving I don't see the benefit of hanging on to him.

I do agree with the others do not sign any papers until you have a lawyer make sure you aren't signing any rights away.
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My husband wants a divorce. Do have to go through with it? He wants me to sign papers.
you dont have to do anything you dont want to , this is down to you , why is he is such a rush to get you to sign these paper, stall stall stall, if he not happy , so what
this is all one big game , find out what he wants, then make your own demands, you want the house, the car, make a list ,and protect your rights
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A divorce can be granted to one party without the consent of the other. As far as signing anything, you need to get your own attorney to protect your interests and tell you what you should or shouldn't sign.
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You wrote: "My husband wants a divorce."
That is his right; you can agree or contest his request; if you contest, it could get expensive.

"Do have to go through with it?"
If and when he files his petition for divorce, he is suing you. You have an obligation to yourself to look after your legal interests because no one else is going to do that. If you feel unable to participate for some reason, see your doctor. Have your doctor contact your lawyer.

"He wants me to sign papers." As others have said, do not sign anything you do not understand. For the vast majority of folks, a competent lawyer is needed.
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Old Jan 1, 2008, 08:53 AM   #9  
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Yes, a divorce can be issued without the participation of one of the parties. In cases that I have known of, one side did not respond to any notice, and did not show up in court, so the judge found in favor of the person requesting the divorce and granted it. The judge was also favorable to all request made by the party who was present since no one was there to object. It was taken as a sign that the missing party had no objections.

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harlysdream66 agrees: sounds right , but it take two to marry why not two to dispand it ? law very odd
BDouxgren agrees: re: above commenter - imagine an abusive relationship. it should only take one, esp. in that case.
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