Phillip R. asked
I was served with an UNFILED Summons and Petition for Dissolution of marriage on 7/23. In reviewing the papers, I discovered that there was no date of separation specified. A few days later, I went to the court house to file a response and was told that the case had not been filed yet, so my response could not be filed. I checked the court website and discovered that the case had finally been filed. I had not been served with filed papers, so I went to the court to get a copy of the papers and discovered that the papers that were filed were the exact 'unfiled' papers that I was served with. Again, there was no date of separation specified. The court clerk told me that my time to file a response was from the date I was served the unfiled version of the paperwork. How can a Petition be filed with the court with no date of separation specified, which is a critical date, and how can I be served with unfiled paperwork - there wasn't even a case number?
May 9th, 2023
Patricia D. answered
While it is not illegal to serve unfiled papers, it is considered bad legal practice. The date to an...
May 9th, 2023
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