divorce file/serve question.

[lookingdone]

I forgot to ask and I don't want to call her back if it's a simple answer I can find on my own.

Say you sign papers first thing in the morning and they are filed with the court that day. How long before the temp orders go into effect and the spouse is 'served'?

a day? a week? a few days? that day?

[explorer2001]

Totally depends on your state. I had to serve my exH in person in front of a notary to process he accepted service. I could have used the sheriff's office but they charged almost as much as the divorce filing fee and could take 60 days to serve and didn't have to try very hard, so if they missed him with.attempted service, they missed him and I was back to square one.

[lookingdone]

I am also serving him myself. I just don't know how long the court takes to grant the temp orders. typically.

[roselis]

XH was served via certified mail within a week of the papers being filed.

[1confused1]

In my state, you can't personally serve the other person, it has to be done by a 3rd party (I'm in California).

I hired a process server and it took them about a week to find him.