Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts
i need to know if im divorced. my wife is not available to ask but she may have filed in absentia.shouldn't these be free records?
Asked on 9/26/09, 1:31 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
You would have to go to the Probate and Family Court to see if a divorce action was filed. To see the records, assuming she filed a divorce action would be free. Copies of documents will cost whatever the copy charges are at that court, usually 50 cents or a $1.00 per page. Certified copies are more.
However, to get a divorce your wife would have to serve you with the complaint, either with a sheriff by certified mail or in rare circumstances by publication. You should know if you were served with a complaint.
Answered on 10/01/09, 1:38 pm