I’m fixing to be filing for divorce and my husband and I have been separated for 14 years. Right now he in jail so how would that work getting him the divorce papers for him to sign
You can still obtain an absolute divorce from your husband even if he is in jail or prison. You would file the absolute divorce complaint and serve him by certified mail at the detention/correctional institution that he is currently being housed. If he is in prison, be sure to include his prison ID number when you address the envelope.
Once he is served, you must allow him 33 days to file an answer. If he does not, then you can schedule the absolute divorce for a court date. Be sure to send all copies of court filings to the address in which you serve him.
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