Apparently in Georgia, you are served divorce papers by a sheriff. I'm truly terrified. How devastating is it going to be to have a sheriff show up where I work?
In most states you can sign a waiver stating that you waive the "right" to be served. I Googled it and in your state (Georgia) it's called an "Acknowledgment of Service":
An Acknowledgment of Service is when the person you are filing an action against agrees to accept a copy of the papers from you, and signs an Acknowledgment of Service form in front of a Notary Public. This notarized document lets the court know that the party has received the papers.
If you fill out and sign this, then you will not be served. This is what I've agreed to do with my W.
Originally Posted By: Dragon Heart
Another difficulty is just the gross distortion of the truth. Again, script.
Yes, it's script, but it still hurts to hear some of that stuff. I read an old thread on here once in which the WAS said the hardest thing she went through in reconciling with her H was once she cleared the fog and remembered he was not an evil devil-man, she had to go back and right the record with everyone she had been spewing to for months. She said that she actually considered not reconciling because it would have been easier than enduring the embarrassment of having to try and explain why she had portrayed him in such an ugly way. I'm sure a lot of WAS's never go back not because they don't eventually want to, but just because they don't want to deal with cleaning up the mess they've made.
Originally Posted By: Dragon Heart
A kind word or a simple email from my wife can make my whole day.
You've got a lot of work to do! Even in a healthy marriage you should be secure enough that you don't need a gesture from your W to have a great day. You are severely codependent if you need that to get by. Detach and work on yourself, try and channel the independent, strong person you were before you met your W.
