Difference between revisions of "Uncontested Divorce (3:V)"

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Clients should be advised that they '''must''' have a third party, over the age of 18, serve their Notice of Family Claim. Clients who choose to use a professional service should provide the server with a photograph of the spouse. The server should be told to take down the spouse’s driver’s licence number. Taking these steps will ensure that the Court does not question the validity of the service.  
Clients should be advised that they '''must''' have a third party, over the age of 18, serve their Notice of Family Claim. Clients who choose to use a professional service should provide the server with a photograph of the spouse. The server should be told to take down the spouse’s driver’s licence number. Taking these steps will ensure that the Court does not question the validity of the service.  


'''Note:''' If the process server serves the Notice of Family Claim based on a photograph and does not, or is not able to obtain the spouses’ driver’s license number, the client must swear an additional affidavit confirming the identity of his or her spouse in the photograph used.  
:'''NOTE:''' If the process server serves the Notice of Family Claim based on a photograph and does not, or is not able to obtain the spouses’ driver’s license number, the client must swear an additional affidavit confirming the identity of his or her spouse in the photograph used.  


If the respondent’s address is not known, the client should write letters to friends and family members to try to locate him or her. The client might also want to consider hiring the services of a skiptracing agency. This takes extra time, but will avoid the additional costs associated with a substitute service application.  
If the respondent’s address is not known, the client should write letters to friends and family members to try to locate him or her. The client might also want to consider hiring the services of a skiptracing agency. This takes extra time, but will avoid the additional costs associated with a substitute service application.  

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