Depends on how fast the Attorneys office gets them signed and sent out. It usually doesn't take more then a week.

Congrats and good luck to you.

Best Wishes!!!

sit tight and be calm, they usually show up at 5 or 6 am as they know that is when you are at home.

I filed on a friday afternoon and he got served on Monday evening. He could have been served as soon as Saturday if he would have been home. Just depends on if the attorney is fast or slow to get the papers to a judge to be signed I think.

I wonder, if you know it's the sheriff who's serving you, if you can't call to the county office and offer to come pick them up (if you want to get things moving). I think they normally have 30 days but they might enjoy not having to drive out and find you...

whooooaaaaaa... here.. HE filed.. I got the papers like 2 days later....and HE had me served...lol

Guy jumped out of the bushes just as I was entering the car to pick the kids up at school... he had been waiting for me to leave the house.
Put me in a real bad mood. I asked the guy.. why didn't you just ring the doorbell?...
I didn't have to accept it btw.. their was no envelope.. just open documents, it was not technically legal how it was served.
Anyways.. good luck with it all.. you may be ready.. but.. kinda embarassing if you are served at a bad time or in front of other people.

you'll have them in about 14 days lindz. ok, quick question, I know he left, but why didn't you just go and beat him to the punch & file?

I emailed my STBX and told him to go my attorney and get served. At that time I didn't know where he was living.

JTGPP....one of my friends asked me that same question the other day and here is my e-mailed response to her.

"Because I am sick of doing everything. This has been his responsibility from the beginning and he has done nothing about any of it. I am the one that had to end up telling the kids and seeing the looks on their faces. He is the one who did this and I am the one stuck here with no family and am having to live in OUR house with OUR memories. He made this bed and he isnt even man enough to lie in it. He knows that if he waits around long enough things will get taken care of for him. I had to tell the kids because he was such a fu**ing coward that he wouldnt do it. So he needs to be a man for once and take responsibility. Thats why."

I know exactly what you mean.I seem to have to tell everyone when there is a change, take care of everything.I think H is waiting for me to get sick of the whole thing and file.I think somewhere in his mind if I do it, then I am the one ending the marriage.Doesn't make sense, but what does?He doesn't want to be any more of a bad guy and I think he feels this would make me the bad guy for a change.Not going to do it.And of course, I still have the delusion that things could work out between us some day (and I could trust him again)?

I agree with not filing -- why make it easy for them? Mine moved out in May and STILL hasn't filed. He is the one who wanted this, so he should do it. I've taken care of everything else for him for 7 years. I'm not going to add filing for the divorce (that I do not want) to the list! Time for him to grow up and start taking care of things for himself if he wants to be on his own so badly!

She wanted it and her first non filed idea at a settlement was absurd. Her getting 90% of the cash and 75% of the assets...because I get the kids. Thats crazy!
She also said she wanted to use a mediator and then I get this nasty letter from her lawyer so I got a lawyer and filed to start the field on a much more even note.
Just be careful if he files he will shoot for the moon, by premting the strike you can save lots of money in the arbitration between the laywers.

I had mine served to me within three days.