* Answering Divorce Papers Served on you - ANSI GENERIC TEXT format

Be sure you protect your rights, because if you do not, you could have a "default divorce" entered against you without your receiving any further notice.

A "Default Divorce Decree" against you could result in your losing custody of any minor children, your not receiving a fair split of the assets accumulated during the marriage, and possibly loss of some assets that you owned "separately" before the marriage. You could lose the opportunity to receive alimony or spousal support, or may end up having to pay it to your now ex-spouse. A "wage garnishment" or "assignment" order may be entered against you for payment of alimony, spousal support, child support or other moneys the judge may have "awarded" during the "default proceeedings", because you did not file the appropriate documents on time, and did not receive notice of any final hearing date. The list of the problems created by not responding within the time required and by the method required goes on and on. Forms provided at this site are not a subsitute for "legal advice." THIS IS A GENERIC ANSWER FORM; YOU SHOULD ALSO CHECK YOUR STATE PAGE FOR STATE-SPECIFIC ANSWER FORMS/INFO.