Can A Respondent Stop A Divorce?
Can a respondent stop a divorce? Min Austria Assistant at Ascent Law LLC Divorce can be a long and complicated process, especially if there are children involved. Unfortunately, the person initiating the divorce is usually in a much better position to take this time-consuming process into their own hands. While it's not impossible for the spouse who has been served with divorce papers to have an impact on the proceedings, they'll typically have to make a move within a set number of days in order to do so. The first step in stopping a divorce is getting your ducks in a row. The respondent typically cannot stop a divorce that is already underway without being able to prove some sort of fraud or misconduct on the part of his or her spouse—this might mean proving adultery, domestic violence, abandonment, or child abuse. The respondent would need to gather evidence and prepare their case quickly (sometimes within a week) in order to convince the judge that it's worth stopping th...