Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona

can a divorce be filed and granted while a spouse is deployed on military duty and unable to respond due to obvious reasons?


Asked on 8/27/09, 6:34 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Monica Donaldson Stewart Donaldson Stewart, P.C.

Generally speaking, the law does not allow a default judgment to be granted against a party who is actively deployed, unless the military spouse consents to have the case proceed in his/her absence. The parties are also able to reach agreements and submit those to the court in order to finalize a divorce even if one of the spouses is deployed at the time.

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Answered on 9/03/09, 1:06 pm


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