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Whichever role in the divorce you have, petitioner or respondent, you are equals under the law in Utah. Your side of the case will be heard and reviewed by the family court judge equally whether you filed for the divorce or are responding to the complaint.

Uncontested divorce with or without children. Utah law imposes a 90-day waiting period after filing for a divorce before it may be granted, so even if you and your spouse agree on all the issues, it would take at least 90 days.

With that said, the general rule, even for short-term marriages, is 50/50 division. However, in some very short-term marriages, the courts may put spouses back into the financial position they were in before the marriage ? that is, each spouse gets the asset that belonged to him/her at the beginning of the marriage.

Reaching Out to Legal Entities You can also reach out to local legal entities. This could be the court's clerk office. Simply ask if there are any legal documents with your name on them that haven't been delivered yet. This is like calling customer service to check if they've dispatched that order you forgot you made.

Being the Petitioner Vs. Whichever role in the divorce you have, petitioner or respondent, you are equals under the law in Utah. Your side of the case will be heard and reviewed by the family court judge equally whether you filed for the divorce or are responding to the complaint.

Service by mail or email is complete when sent. You complete a Certificate of Service or Proof of Service form that describes how and when you served the papers. Most court forms have this as the last page of the form. If you need on for your own papers, you can find it in the Forms section of this page.

If you want the court to change your decree you must show that there has been a material (important) and substantial (major) change in circumstances since the divorce decree was issued. The change could involve one or both parties or any children from the marriage.

In addition to filing the answer with the court, the defendant must deliver a copy of the answer to the other party (or their attorney, if they are represented by an attorney). The defendant can email, mail or hand deliver the answer. Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 5 governs the service of an answer.

In Washington, you cannot effect service of process via email. You also cannot effect service of process via fax. You may not like it, but that's the law.