How do I divorce my spouse that is under community supervision in another county?
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How do I divorce my spouse that is under community supervision in another county?
My husband and I separated 8/20/10 and he moved to a county 30 minutes away. On 10/21/10 he ended up in jail. They gave him 2-day flow of which my understanding is he ran and did not report himself back in. However when I look up his status it states that he is under community supervision. His family will not tell me where he is and when I call the jail that he is in custody of, they say he is in furlough. How do I go about getting a divorce?
Asked on November 17, 2010 under Family Law, Florida
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
The key here is service on your husband with the Petition of Divorce so that the court has the ability to decide the divorce matter as it pertains to him. I am a bit confused: has he flown the coop entirely? Even the County has not idea where he is? If he is checking in with them then your attorney may be able to obtain that information for service (sometimes they give attorneys some courtesy). But even if you do not really know where he is there are methods of serving him via publication in a newspaper, etc. It takes a bit more time and what they call "due diligence" but it can be done. Do not be discouraged. But really: get some help. Good luck.
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