Ex Parte Motion Hawaii

Divorcing a missing spouse is referred to as a "Divorce by Publication" because you must submit a legal notice to run in the local newspaper as a method of serving your spouse.This being said, the court will make you "jump through hoops" to prove that you have made every possible effort to locate your spouse.

Typically, the total cost (including attorney's fee, court costs and the publication fee) of a publication divorce is around $1,050.

When a legal action is initiated against a defendant, and that defendant cannot be found to accept delivery of legal documents, service by publication may be permitted by a judge's order. This process refers to official notification published in the newspaper.

In California, if you do not know the whereabouts of a defendant or respondent, you can petition the court for permission to serve the papers by publication. To serve a party by publication means that you publish the Summons and all required documentation in a newspaper of general circulation.

Serving a summons or other legal document in a lawsuit on a defendant by publishing the document in an advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation. Service by publication is used to attempt to notify a defendant who is intentionally absent, in hiding, or at an unknown address.

"Service by publication" means that you publish the Summons or other document in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where your spouse or partner is likely to be. For service by publication, you will have to pay the newspaper a fee to publish the document.

The cost depends upon the publication you use for notice. It's usually under $200.

The cost of a routine serve (a serve that is first attempted within 5-7 days of receiving the papers) can be as low as $20 and can go up to $100, but the national average is somewhere between $45 and $75. At ServeNow.com, we recommend you contact multiple process servers that cover a particular area.