# Filing papers
**URL:** https://forum.rosen.com/t/filing-papers/6718
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers
**Created:** [November 5, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/filing-papers/6718 "2008-11-05T21:34:53Z")
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### Author:  [@Helena\_Nevicosi](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Helena_Nevicosi)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/filing-papers/6718/1 "2008-11-05T21:34:53Z")
You serve the papers after filing.
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### Author:  [@cgboone](https://forum.rosen.com/u/cgboone)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/filing-papers/6718/2 "2008-11-05T20:06:23Z")
I was wondering do you serve papers before or after filing?