Legal Question in Family Law in California

I filed for divorce in California. I submitted the papers to the court for filing and received a case number and Petitioner status. Upon mailing the papers to my spouse in the state of Minnesota I filed the proof of mailing with the court. I now realize I neglected to include the Acknowledgement and Receipt with a self addressed stamped envelope in with the mailing. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW IF ANYTHING? Mail under separate cover? Leave it as is? Re-mail the papers with the Acknowledgement? Start all over with new case?


Asked on 7/31/12, 1:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

Your first mistake is that you mailed the documents to your spouse. You can't serve papers because you are a party to the action. Second, you can't serve by mail if you were the process server. The person who serves who is not a party should have mailed the documents with the acknowledgement and receipt. Stop wasting your time with mistakes like this and get a registered process server in Minnesota to serve your spouse and fill out the proof of service.

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Answered on 7/31/12, 2:00 pm


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