Q: An uncontested divorce takes how long to go into affect after the party has been served. At what date is it legal ? At
A: Unfortunately, from the way your question is worded, it appears you may not understand the legal process. When a person is "served," that usually means the sheriff's deputy has delivered the complaint ( the written request) for divorce to them. They have 30 days to respond, and the response might be a countersuit. A divorce is only "uncontested" when they sign an agreement for a divorce or the 30 day period has expired and no response is filed during that 30 days. In any case , contested or uncontested, the papers are not "legal" ( I assume you mean final) until a Judge has approved and signed a final decree.
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