Can my husband divorce me without letting me know?

Hi, everybody. Does anyone know if my husband can divorce me without letting me know about that? I mean if I did not sign any divorce papers etc. If yes, how can I find this out? Thanks.

He can divorce you if you are served with divorce papers - you don't have to sign them for the divorce to be awarded.

Have you been given any divorce papers?

Hello 4Uvak,

Welcome to Wikivorce. That must be a bit of a worry for you.

Three sets of rules:

1. Divorce by reason of adultery or unreasonable behaviour can be petitioned at any time, but you would be served with a copy of the petition.

2. Divorce by reason of mutual consent after 2 years separation. Consent means you have to know about it

3. Divorce without consent after 5 years separation. You might not be aware of this.

You could check with your local court (or his local court) to see if a petitition has been submitted, but in case 1 or 2, they would write to you with a copy of the petition.

Hope it helps

mike

No, i did not see any papers yet and we are separated less than 1 year ago

I mean we are not separated formally, we just do not live together for 6 months.

In that case, he might have applied, but you must be written to by the court. Usually done within 7-14 days of him applying. Ring your local county court and check if he has submitted papers

Mike

Should I sign any separation agreement before divorce? The matter is I do not know where my husband lives. And he told me he will divorce me without my participation. I just want to know if he can do it and how can I know about he divorced me if I never seen any divorce papers. Thanks.