Q: My ex's attorney does not respond when I followed up on the status of our divorce case
We got married in Philadelphia and my ex also lives there now. I moved to Boston, MA after separation. My ex hired an attorney in Philadelphia and filed a divorce with court stamped date of 10/22/18 and we were separated since 7/18/18. It has been a year since he filed the divorce but I have not received a divorce decree yet. We had no property nor kids and no alimony support. I called the attorney several times but no response. What should I do? Can I filed another divorce on my own or how can I get this done quickly so I can move on with my life? Thanks!
A: You can check with the Court Clerk in the Philadelphia Court on the status of the case with the docket number assigned to the case which should be on the document you had received and you can usually obtain copies from the Clerk of the docket and other documents- there may be/probably is a fee. If the case was not proceeded upon, then you can consider whether the issues in the case can all be dealt with here or are better for handling in PA.
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