Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: free forms for publication of divorce

Dear Inquirer:

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If you haven't already done so, please visit my

web site at --

http://home.pacbell.net/edbjr/ OR

http://www.CaliforniaDivorceAttorney.com

The site contains quite a bit of general information about California Family Law, Tenants' Rights, and Juvenile Dependencies, and EDD hearings and appeals, as well as information about me (education, experience, et cetera) and my office (location, hours, fees, policies).

NOW, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY --

Go to www.nolopress.com and buy the book on "do-it-yourself" divorce in California. It's about $30-40 and covers service by publication. Be advised that service of the summons and petition only gets the process STARTED. There's much else that needs to be done -- and done correctly -- to obtain a final judgment of dissolution. If the matter is uncontested (which I guess it probably would be if you need to serve your spouse by publication) the aforementioned book will tell you how to do it -- step by step -- including how to get the approximately $200 filing fee waived if you are poor enough.

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