Q: My divorce was filed in Potter county by an attorney, I reside in chester My husband won’t sign or acknowledge, what do
I do next. I haven’t had any contacts with him in months. He has not appeared at any spousal or child support hearings
A: If Potter County requires that he acknowledge and submit to jurisdiction (most likely) then you will need to transfer the action (there is a filing fee) to Chester County and then proceed in the County where you both reside as he is already subject to jurisdiction in Chester County. You can then have him served and when it is more than a year separated, you do not need him to sign anything as long as you can prove he was served the documents needed on the divorce and you know how to locate him. It should go through without a Court hearing but it will cost more since you need to pay filing fees in Chester, have it transferred to Chester and reserved, etc.
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