Question asked on Sep 10, 2014
Q: I have been separated from my husband for over 3 years, because he was deported to Mexico. I have no contact with him or no his whereabouts. he was never a citizen. How do i go about filing for divorce?
A: The same way anyone else does; it would be simplest if you could track him down and get him to sign an acceptance of service. If not, a process server will attempt a skip trace and service (this will take some time across national borders); if all that fails, you can serve by publication. One way or the other, you can accomplish a divorce under these circumstances.
Marshal S. Willick is the principal of the Willick Law Group, an A/V rated Family Law firm in Las Vegas, Nevada, and practices in trial and appellate Family Law. He is a Certified Family Law Specialist, a Fellow of both the American and International Academies of Matrimonial Lawyers, former Chair of the Nevada Bar Family Law Section and former President of the Nevada chapter of the AAML.
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