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Statue of limitations on Divorce proceedings

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2,368 words with 4 Comments; publish: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:00:00 GMT; (80078.13, « »)

My divorce was in May 1998, in Los Angeles California and we did it ourselves with nolo because there were no children involved. I was helping a friend to do the same and I saw that when papers are initially served they should not be done by either party. I served my spouse the divorce papers. Does that make this divorce null and void or does this give me a legal way to reopen the divorce case? I'm looking for a legal way to reopen the divorce proceedings. But I'm not sure if too much time has passed.

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      MLHT:

      [b]My divorce was in May 1998, in Los Angeles California and we did it ourselves with nolo because there were no children involved. I was helping a friend to do the same and I saw that when papers are initially served they should not be done by either party. I served my spouse the divorce papers. Does that make this divorce null and void or does this give me a legal way to reopen the divorce case? I'm looking for a legal way to reopen the divorce proceedings. But I'm not sure if too much time has passed.[/b]

      My ex just tried to reopen my divorce. In Ca. its 2 years if you can prove abuse. Other than that its one year. Looks like you are done.

      #1; Sat, 28 Oct 2000 13:16:00 GMT
    • quote:
      === Original Words ===

      MLHT:

      [b]My divorce was in May 1998, in Los Angeles California and we did it ourselves with nolo because there were no children involved. I was helping a friend to do the same and I saw that when papers are initially served they should not be done by either party. I served my spouse the divorce papers. Does that make this divorce null and void or does this give me a legal way to reopen the divorce case? I'm looking for a legal way to reopen the divorce proceedings. [/b]

      Why ?

      Was the divorced signed off and finished with ? ie, is it over ?

      #2; Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:35:00 GMT
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      MLHT:

      [b]Yes, the divorce is final. I want to reopen the divorce because I believe he did not list all of the assests.[/b]

      Then that unfortunately is your loss.. the time to check and investigate was before the divorce was final. There are a whole manner of ways to do this.

      For now, you just need to forget and move on.

      #3; Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:18:00 GMT
    • Yes, the divorce is final. I want to reopen the divorce because I believe he did not list all of the assests.
      #4; Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:06:00 GMT