Staten Island, NY asked in Divorce for New York

Q: How can I get a divorce, but have no idea where other individual resides or what state they live in?

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V Julia Luyster
V Julia Luyster
Answered
  • East Concord, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: I am sorry you are going through this. You can serve the other person by publication. You put it in the newspaper and after a period of time you can obtain a default divorce. There is quite a bit of paperwork that goes along with this so I suggest you ask an attorney to help you with the paperwork.

Lawrence Allen Weinreich
Lawrence Allen Weinreich
Answered
  • Garden City, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: It isn't easy unfortunately. To be able to start the action you have see what information you can get from the other person's friends and family as tp their whereabouts. You would have to do a social media search. Once that is done and you still don't have any information, a motion must be made to the Supreme Court to allow for publication in the area of that person's last known address. As this is very technical, you should retain an attorney to do this.

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