I was served on the 27th of January. I have 20 calendar days to respond, which is the 15th.
The complaint does not have the specifics of the D from the L. I do not know when I will receive this.
We can sign of on any matters we agree upon and let the judge rule in areas where we do not agree.
The complaint just laid out specifics about us being married, have two children, she wants maiden name restored, primary custody for the mother, separation date. It does not go into specifics about personal property, vehicles, savings, investments, child support, etc.
It is my understanding that this will come in later when I am presented something from her L. This timeline I do not know. The L is a friend of her family and she used to be his secretary 10 years ago. He is flakey and now a county employee so he does not have much desire or time to work diligently on this issue (my opinion).
If I do not respond then I am in default. If in default it will be harder for me to present evidence or arguments from my side.
I will be responding to the complaint, but I wanted to talk to my W and let her know this is what I am doing and why. Then we can negotiate the specifics of our agreement.
I want her to know that right now I do not intend for this to get ugly or go in front of a judge. We are adults and can take care of this as co-parents.
I also want to know what the hell is going on with the agreement from her L. I assume it will come after the 20 day window.
Her L cannot actively practice since he is now a government employee. With the response and not agreeing to the child support manner he may not be able to handle the D agreement. My L said he would request that the old complaint be withdrawn and my L would them handle the agreement.
Clear as mud?
M:34 XW:34 Together: 10y Living: 9y Married: 7y Son:6 Son:4 Separated: 12/28/13 Piecing: 5/2/14 Separated 2nd: 10/16/14 W filed, but pulled it: 11/5/14 papers served: 1/27/15 D final: 3/6/15