Cambridge, MA asked in Divorce for Massachusetts

Q: Hi I want a divorce from my husband I filed then I published it in the newspaper and had to get it stamped and mailed

Til my husband ripped it up. So now what do I do? Do I have to start all over again? I'm so mad

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A: This does not make sense that you obtained alternate service by publication and somehow the defendant husband was on the scene at your mail receipt location to tear same up. Publication is for people who are parts unknown. The newspaper has duplicate tear sheets if you had lost it or accidentally got it wet or torn, but this is not what you stated.

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