Is my divorce final after I get a request to enter default? 9 Answers as of January 09, 2012

No, your divorce is not finalized until a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage has been entered. If there are issues involved in the divorce which might result in orders against your interest (such as child custody, child support, spousal support, attorney's fees, or division of community property or community debts), you should promptly consult an experienced Family Law Attorney about the risks that you face, and whether you have the time and facts available to you to support a Motion to Set Aside your Default. It is rarely if ever "safe" to allow your default to be taken - in such a case, the Court will not allow you to participate in the case, and may well consider and grant your spouse's requests for relief, even if that relief is not fair to you. It would be far wiser for you to participate in the divorce, to have the ability to make requests and influence the Judge's decisions.

No, your divorce is not final after the notice of entry of default. You still need to enter a judgment. So, your case is not final. You need a judgment.

You must get a final judgment. That judgment will contain your termination date.

Your divorce is not finished until you receive a Notice of Entry of Judgment. That means that either you or the other Party has submitted a Judgment on all the issues to the Court.

No, your divorce is final when a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage is filed by the court.

No. You still need to get a judgment. That can be done in person in most court rooms or through paperwork.

No, unless you have received a Notice of Entry of Judgment with a date that the dissolution becomes final on it.

In California, a divorce is final when you get back from the court a form called "Notice of Entry of Judgment," which will state the date that judgment of marriage dissolution was entered on the record.

The divorce is not final until a judgment is signed by the Court. The default request just allows you request entry of judgment.