How do I get in contact with my estranged wife to serve divorce papers? 18 Answers as of December 12, 2011
I need help. About 3 years ago my wife picked up and left me, taking our 2 children with her. I have not seen or heard from her since then. She filed for child support and I had to take a paternity test to go through with child support, and I found out only one of the kids were mine. Child support comes out of my check every week, and I still haven't seen my son in almost 3 years. I called the child support office to try to get my wife's information to try to get a hold of her, they told me that was confidential information. I have searched everywhere for a phone number, and address, somewhere to get a hold of her and have fond nothing. I even drove around the town we used to live in, and can not find anything. She called about 2 weeks before this Easter and I asked to see him, she said she would think about it, so I tried to call the number back but it's been disconnected. I am currently saving money to get a divorce and to get some kind of custody, I need help on where to go from here.Free Case Evaluation by a Local Lawyer!
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Law Office of William L Spern | William Spern
File a petition to suspend support payments and hold your ex in contempt of court. The FOC office should have your ex's address. Most orders require the souses to advise of current address.
Answer Applies to: Michigan
Replied: 12/12/2011
Joanna Mitchell & Associates, P.A. | Joanna Mitchell
You need to file for divorce and attempt to locate her by any and all means. You should consult with an attorney to assist you with this process.
Answer Applies to: Florida
Replied: 12/5/2011
Meriwether & Tharp LLC | Patrick Meriwether
Some lawyers and most private investigators have access to databases that should be able to show where your wife is living. If you are trying to handle the divorce on your own, you will need to hire a private investigator so that you can personally serve her.
Answer Applies to: Georgia
Replied: 12/5/2011
Law Office of James Bordonaro | James Albert Bordonaro
You need to file a motion to enforce visitation in the original divorce case. The attorney will ensure that it gets served at her prior address on file with the court or by publication. If she fails to respond she will be held in contempt of court and an arrest warrant issued good in all states. This is a complicated process and not cheap.
Answer Applies to: Kansas
Replied: 12/5/2011
Warner Center Law Offices of Donald F. Conviser | Donald F. Conviser
You may need to hire a private investigator to seek and locate your wife. You could file a divorce case, and get an Order for Publication of Summons if she can't be located after diligent efforts to locate her, to enable you to proceed with a divorce. If she can be located, she would need to be served with process for the case to proceed.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 12/5/2011
The Law Office of Cathy R. Cook | Cathy R. Cook
You could either file a motion in the child support case for the court to order CSEA to provide her address or file for divorce & do the same thing.
Answer Applies to: Ohio
Replied: 12/5/2011
Law Office of Michael E. Hendrickson | Michael E. Hendrickson
If you can prove that you've made diligent effforts to locate your wife but without success, it's possible to receive permission from the divorce court to file a notice in a local newspaper for about three successive weeks giving notice of the fact that you divorce suit has been filed and is pending.
Answer Applies to: Virginia
Replied: 12/5/2011
Law Office of Kathryn L. Hudson | Kathryn L. Hudson
If there was no history of domestic violence you can file a motion with the court to compel the child support office to release her address.
Answer Applies to: Arkansas
Replied: 12/5/2011
Law Office of James Lentz | James Lentz
You need a divorce lawyer to pierce the veil of the DJFS to get her address and a court order permitting you to see your son. This is way outside the capability of the average layman.
Answer Applies to: Ohio
Replied: 12/5/2011
Reeves Law Firm, P.C. | Roy L. Reeves
Child support has her address because they are sending her checks. Try to get your employer to mail one check hard copy (assuming they electronically pay now) and ask what bank it is deposited into. That will at least get you in the right town where she is banking. Another option is to secure the services of a private investigator. Your attorney may be able to locate her (we can purchase access to databases - though I have found them expensive and pretty much worthless to my practice - this situation would be one where it may pan out).
Answer Applies to: Texas
Replied: 12/5/2011
Dunnings Law Firm | Steven Dunnings
Do you have her personal info, SS#, DOB,physical description? Hire a private detective to start the search.
Answer Applies to: Michigan
Replied: 12/5/2011
Glenn E. Tanner | Glenn E. Tanner
You should hire a private detective.
Answer Applies to: Washington
Replied: 12/5/2011
Pierce Family Law | Rodney Pierce
If she is receiving child support, she has an address to where payments are being made. It is difficult but sometimes possible to get information to be able commence litigation to get residential time with the children. You may also follow their school records depending on their age.
Answer Applies to: Washington
Replied: 12/5/2011
Diefer Law Group, P.C. | Abel Fernandez
You can file a motion that child support services serve her. Clearly they know where she is living.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 12/5/2011
John E. Kirchner, Attorney at Law | John Kirchner
There isn't much you can do until you actually file the divorce papers. You need to consult a lawyer about how to do that and how to force the child support enforcement office to disclose where she is.
Answer Applies to: Colorado
Replied: 12/5/2011
Gonzalez Law Associates P.C. | Carlos Gonzalez
There are many online search sites, many attorneys even use them to find people.
Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 12/5/2011
Swann-Zwiebel Law Firm, LLC | Elizabeth Swann
A lawyer should be able to subpoena records that indicate the whereabouts of your spouse. If you are just wanting a divorce, Alabama law provides divorce by publication that can be filed by a lawyer. A divorce by publication, however, may not address your child support or visitation issues but it may grant you a complete and final dissolution of the marriage.
Answer Applies to: Alabama
Replied: 12/5/2011
The Davies Law Firm, P.A. | Robert F. Davies, Esq.
What has happened to you should not happen to anyone. Getting this under control will take an investigator and probably a court lawsuit to force her to let you see your child.
Answer Applies to: New Jersey
Replied: 12/5/2011
