Asking for a friend trying to figure out what he should do.
His wife left him 7 years ago.
They were only married for 4 years. (They did live together for possibly 4 years before actually marrying)
So she just left 7 years ago. There has been no communication between them.......until recently--she contacted him through e-mail.
They had No children, They had No house, There should not be any financial matters to deal with.
A few months ago wife e-mailed him saying she wanted to get a divorce, she wasn't looking to drag it out, didn't want anything from him....just wanted a divorce, asking him for his address.
He responded back, telling her that he agreed with the divorce, gave her his address. (He was expecting her to serve him with the simple divorce application---he would not respond/ it would all go through as an uncontested divorce)
So the few months have gone by, he has not got served/ no contact from her.
Now a couple days ago wife e-mails him saying that her lawyer had been trying to get in contact with him and couldn't, and they may have to go through court if he doesn't get in contact with her lawyer, she asked him if he wanted the lawyer to e-mail or what?
He gave her his e-mail again.
Yesterday lawyer sends him this long e-mail (was more along the lines of advertising/explaining what she practices) It was going on about collaborative law, mediation, negotiations, etc. Asking him how he wanted to proceed, telling him to have his lawyer contact her.
(Again they had no kids, no house, no financials--there is nothing here to mediate or negotiate)
What should he do now?
Why can't they just send him the simple divorce application/let it go through uncontested?
Does he need to get a lawyer and do joint divorce with them?
His wife left him 7 years ago.
They were only married for 4 years. (They did live together for possibly 4 years before actually marrying)
So she just left 7 years ago. There has been no communication between them.......until recently--she contacted him through e-mail.
They had No children, They had No house, There should not be any financial matters to deal with.
A few months ago wife e-mailed him saying she wanted to get a divorce, she wasn't looking to drag it out, didn't want anything from him....just wanted a divorce, asking him for his address.
He responded back, telling her that he agreed with the divorce, gave her his address. (He was expecting her to serve him with the simple divorce application---he would not respond/ it would all go through as an uncontested divorce)
So the few months have gone by, he has not got served/ no contact from her.
Now a couple days ago wife e-mails him saying that her lawyer had been trying to get in contact with him and couldn't, and they may have to go through court if he doesn't get in contact with her lawyer, she asked him if he wanted the lawyer to e-mail or what?
He gave her his e-mail again.
Yesterday lawyer sends him this long e-mail (was more along the lines of advertising/explaining what she practices) It was going on about collaborative law, mediation, negotiations, etc. Asking him how he wanted to proceed, telling him to have his lawyer contact her.
(Again they had no kids, no house, no financials--there is nothing here to mediate or negotiate)
What should he do now?
Why can't they just send him the simple divorce application/let it go through uncontested?
Does he need to get a lawyer and do joint divorce with them?
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