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    Default How to Serve a Divorce When You Can't Locate Your Spouse

    My question involves a marriage in the state of CA.

    I am planning on filing a no fault divorce but I do not know the whereabouts of my wife. In this case I have no means of serving the divorce papers to her.

    How do I file my divorce, not serve it and still get it granted ?

    Thanks!

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    Default Re: How to Serve a Divorce When You Can't Locate Your Spouse

    It is really hard NOT to be able to find someone. Have you tried people she knew, social media, her family?

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    Default Re: How to Serve a Divorce When You Can't Locate Your Spouse

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    My question involves a marriage in the state of CA.

    I am planning on filing a no fault divorce but I do not know the whereabouts of my wife. In this case I have no means of serving the divorce papers to her.

    How do I file my divorce, not serve it and still get it granted ?

    Thanks!
    You are probably going to need to give a little more background of why you do not know where she is or cannot locate her before you are going to get any really usable advice. There are alternative methods of service but we cannot know if they would be applicable to your case.

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    Default Re: How to Serve a Divorce When You Can't Locate Your Spouse

    If she cannot be found with diligent effort, then it may be possible to get a court to order substituted service. But most people can actually be found relatively easily by a professional process server, or based upon a public records search. For that matter, these days most people can be found online, either directly or through the social media presence of friends and family.

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