Ah, divorce by publication, also known as the “Where in the World is my Spouse?” method. If you can’t seem to track down your elusive partner to serve them with divorce papers in sunny Florida, don’t worry, we’ve got a solution.
In the Sunshine State, if you’ve tried everything short of hiring a private investigator in a fedora and trench coat to find your MIA spouse, you can seek a divorce by publication. This basically means you can publish a notice in a local newspaper for a specified period of time to officially notify your wayward significant other that you’re calling it quits.
Now, don’t go getting any ideas about taking out a full-page ad in the hopes of shaming them into signing those papers. There are specific legal requirements for what needs to be included in the published notice, so leave the creativity to me, your trusty divorce attorney.
If your AWOL spouse still doesn’t respond after the publication is made, don’t fret. We’ll just continue with the divorce proceedings as if they had been served in person. And hey, who knows, maybe your missing spouse will finally emerge from hibernation to contest the divorce, just in the nick of time.
So, while divorce by publication may sound like something straight out of a spy novel, it’s actually a perfectly legitimate way to move forward with your divorce when your partner is playing the world’s best game of hide and seek. Just leave the sleuthing to me, and let’s get this show on the road!