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The Bellevue Divorce Process - How Does Bellevue Divorce Work? Bellevue Divorce Attorney Amanda DuBois.
If you're going to get a Bellevue Divorce, it's important to understand how they work - right?
So that is what we are talking about today.
The very first thing that has to be determined is your Venue. In other words, where do you have to file for your Bellevue Divorce? Who and which court has the legal jurisdiction to hear your Bellevue Divorce case?
So first of all you have to figure out where you have to file, and which county you have to file in and it usually has to do with where you live, where your children live and how long you’ve been there.
In Washington State, and thus in your Bellevue Divorce, a divorce petition is required by the party filng for the divorce, and they become know as the "Petitioner". The person (your spouse) responding to the petition is called the "Respondent".
In Washington State, you will also hear this referred to as the "initial pleading" - any time you file something with the court it is called a "pleading". So you file your Bellevue Divorce Petition (Pleading) and that gives the court jurisdiction over your case as soon as the response is filed.
So, you've filed your Bellevue Divorce petition, your spouse has been served and responded, and now the court has jurisdiction and can step in and make decisions for your family and your world.
You have entered the twilight zone of Bellevue Divorce, called the Temporary Time, that time between when you file and when your Bellevue Divorce becomes final, during which the court can issue what is referred to as "Temporary Orders".
What happens next can depend on whether you have a divorce that is amicable or will be highly contested. At this time you need to gather all your financial records, and you and your spouse can agree to do that amicably, and turn over all financial records such as bank statements, tax returns, mortgage documents, retirement plan statements, etc. to the court.
Or in the event of a highly contested situation, your Bellevue Divorce Attorney many need to send your spouse what is referred to as "Written Interrogatories". This is basically a list of detailed questions your spouse must answer under penalty of perjury - like a written interrogation - notice the similarities in the words. During this time is when your Bellevue Divorce Attorney may also issue a supboena for financial information.
Bellevue Divorce Attorneys and Bellevue Family Law Attorneys
Serving Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Mercer Island
DuBois Cary Law Group,PLLC
1400 112th Avenue SE
Suite 100
Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: (425) 279-7863
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