Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: husband avoids being served with divorse

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You can always serve your husband by publication. You will need to complete an Affidavit of Diligent Search detailing all of your efforts to locate the whereabouts of your husband and whom you contacted to try and find out. If the court is satisfied with your efforts, the publication will be accepted in lieu of actual service.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: husband avoids being served with divorse

hire a private detective .

Re: husband avoids being served with divorse

Hello: I just read your question and the one response. His answer is correct,but not very informative. Under Fla. law, if you can't serve somebody, you can publish the Notice of Action in a business newspaper. If he fails to respond, you can seek a default judgment from the court. If, after that, husband appears and wants the Final Judgment set aside to be heard, the court could deny him that request or grant it and make him pay you for every cost you incurred. In the big pic., he will not look very good in the judge's eyes!

You can google Florida Statutes and read the various sections regarding service of process. 'Hope this helps. Tom Rosenblum, Jacksonville