Visit the district court where your divorce was finalized for the years prior to 1978 or after 2011 for copies of your divorce record. Certificates can be requested by the person of record, an immediate family member, legal guardians, or a designated legal representative.
File a motion for default judgment. If you are unable to reach an agreement with your spouse, you can file a motion for default judgment with the court. This will ask the court to enter a default judgment against your spouse without hearing from them. Hire a local attorney.
In Utah, divorce documents can be served through the mail or in person. Whether delivery is by mail or in person, the receiving party's signature is required as a proof for the court that the documents were received.
Certificates may be ordered online at vitalrecords.utah. Divorce records are availble from 1978- 2010.
Under the Utah Government Records Access and Management Act, divorce records are private documents that are inaccessible by the general public. However, limited parts of these records may be available to the public, as court records.
Most court records can be viewed by anyone. However, starting April 1, 2012, divorce records are private.
A Complaint for Divorce or divorce complaint is a type of lawsuit. A legal “complaint” is a document signed by one of the parties to a divorce and is filed with the Clerk of Court in an appropriate jurisdiction.
Utah law does not require a marriage be “long term” before a court can award alimony. Rather length of the marriage is but one of many factors the court considers in deciding whether to award alimony (and if so how long and the amount).
Read the complaint and decide what to do. Read the complaint. You may agree with some, all, or none of the complaint. Write down next to each paragraph in the complaint whether you agree or disagree with what that paragraph says. If you agree with everything your spouse is asking for, you may not need to file anything.