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Divorces Through Default

By Walin & Klarich

Are you currently separated from your husband or wife and want to file for divorce in California, but your spouse is not cooperating? If this is the case, you are not alone! Several times when spouses separate, one spouse could ?care less? if they are ever officially divorced. Believe it or not, there are several of these spouses out there that figure that once they are separated and have moved on, that?s it. They do not bother to go to court to get a divorce! This situation can be very problematic for several reasons, of which could take all day to list. Nonetheless, two of the most obvious reasons are the following: For one, neither spouse can remarry unless they are officially divorced. More importantly, if there is no divorce, and there is no will or trust involved, and one spouse passes away, the living spouse will most likely make a claim to the deceased spouses estate, even though the spouses may have been separated for years (and the probate proceedings will thus be very interesting, to say the least)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on July 22, 2008 (boomark / email).