Legal Question in Family Law in Kansas
Divorce
My son's wife left 7 yrs ago never to be seen or heard from again. How does he go about getting a divorce from her if he doesn't know where she is?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Divorce
Provided your son resides in and files for his divorce in the state of Kansas, Kansas Law allows for service by publication. Your son's divorce would be filed the same as any divorce. Through the use of an additional affidavit setting forth that his spouses location is unknown, he would be permitted to serve her notice of the divorce through publication in a qualified newspaper. Actual personal service is not necessary to obtain a divorce. Other considerations are necessary if he is attempting to reclaim personal property his wife may have left with or to make orders pertaining to custody and support of any minor children if any exist from the marriage.