First Steps in a Traditional Divorce Case
Video Transcript
In most traditional divorce cases, the first steps are filing a petition for divorce, serving the other spouse, and requesting temporary orders if needed. These actions start the court process, establish deadlines, and address immediate issues like parenting time, support, and use of the marital home. This article explains what to expect at the outset, key documents and timelines, and how early decisions can affect the rest of the case.
Bill Leininger – Divorce Mediation Attorney – Staten Island, New York
The current state of the law is the judge, when they have the preliminary conference, which is the first time, the judge, the case is called in court, in other words, one party served the other one with the summons and complaint for divorce, the other person has generally hired an attorney, prepared an answer to the complaint or an answer and counterclaim for divorce, one of the parties will request a preliminary conference.
And at that preliminary conference, the judge will issue an outline as to when all this financial information shall be shared, if there’s going to be custodial evaluations will be ordered.