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Generally, you have 30 days AFTER the date you are served to file a response with the court. The 30 days include weekend days and court holidays.
After you serve these papers, you'll wait for a response. They have 30 days from the date they signed the Notice to file a response. If they don't file a response, you can still move forward with the case.
Mail service is not valid for divorce summons in California, unless the other party is willing to sign a Notice and Acknowledgement of Receipt. Otherwise, service must be in person, and it cannot be by you, needs to be by a non-party. Someone (not you) just needs to hand him the papers.
Fill out forms Appearance, Stipulations, and Waivers (form FL-130) You and your spouse must sign the form. Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution or Legal Separation (form FL-170) ... Judgment (form FL-180) ... Notice of Entry of Judgment (form FL-190)
You typically have 30 days to respond to the request Once you've received (been served) the request, you have 30 or 35 days to respond, depending on how you received the request. In eviction cases (also known as unlawful detainer cases) you have 5 or 10 days to respond.
Service by Notice and Acknowledgement of Receipt (Code Civ. Proc. § 415.30) is the recommended method of serving a summons on a known-to-be represented party or an unrepresented party who you believe to be amenable to such service.
Notice of Entry of Judgment (Uniform Parentage—Custody and Support) (FL-190) Lists the type of judgment that the court made (granted), like divorce, legal separation, or annulment. It also states the date that your legal relationship changed and the date that the court entered the judgment.
Where a petition for writ of mandate is filed in the trial court pursuant to Section 1088.5, and where a record of the proceedings to be reviewed has been filed with the petition or where no record of a proceeding is required, the respondent shall answer or otherwise respond within 30 days after service of the petition ...
After you serve these papers, you'll wait for a response. They have 30 days from the date they signed the Notice to file a response. If they don't file a response, you can still move forward with the case.
In short, yes, you can get divorced without going to court in California if your case is uncontested. An uncontested case means that both parties agree on all significant issues, such as property division, custody, and child support.