Quote Originally Posted by stay_up View Post
^ word if she used turbo tax/efile u just need to retrieve the pass some how. also if u kept the kid longer than she did just had some kind of proof to back it up like daycare,school etc and no mateer if she claims him u would still get to claim him in the end because of the proof u had him longer. Also is u file for divorce and they can't seem to find her u will get that divorce with no struggle and without having to get a lawyer..
If she files before he does and it goes through and then he files and they both claim the child, he'll either get penalized or have to go through a process to prove that he was the primary caregiver for the majority of the year. I would go through the process.

As far as the divorce. A way to file for divorce as cheaply as possible is have the divorce published in the hometown paper you were married in. If it goes unchallenged for 30 days, it is legally final.


Step 1 - File a divorce petition. All divorces begin with the filing of a petition. This is usually a form that's available at your local state courthouse. The form is filed with the clerk of the family law division and a small filing fee must be paid.

Step 2 - Attempt service of process. Before you can proceed with divorce by publication, you'll most likely have to attempt normal service of process. This means hiring the sheriff or a private process server to deliver a copy of the divorce petition, plus a court summons, to the last known address of your spouse.

Step 3 - Request service by publication. To be effective, you'll have to get permission from the court to proceed with service by publication. This is done by submitting a form to the court making the request. If granted, the court will specify the duration the ad must run and the number and type of newspapers in which it must be run.

Step 4 - Run your ad. Service by publication usually lasts anywhere from two to six weeks or more. The ad is usually placed in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the divorce is filed. The ad must provide enough information to alert the spouse of the divorce proceeding and allow them to respond.

Step 5 - If your spouse does not respond to the ad, you can then move the court to enter their default. This means you will be divorced on the terms you requested in the petition. Once complete, the entire process can be referred to as divorce by publication.

Later, QD.