Legal Question in Family Law in Oklahoma
The Filing of Divorce papers.
When a plaintiff is filing divorce papers, doesn't it require the papers to be signed and notarized by the defendant. If it's been filed and not signed, is it a legal divorce?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: The Filing of Divorce papers.
A divorce decree that is entered by default will not have the defendant's signature. If proper notice was given in the first place, then there is no need for the defendant to approve the decree.
If a decree is entered by agreement of the parties, then both parties must sign the decree before it is filed(unless the court finds that there is some justification for excusing the signature of one of the parties).
To answer your question concerning any particular decree, I would need to know all the specifics of that case.
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