1) No judge will force a husband and wife to stay together when one of the parties involved certainly knows that they no longer want to feel trapped in a marriage that just isn’t working. The key is to make sure that you get all your ducks in a row and cooperate fully with what the judge orders.

2) Having your wife not sign the divorce papers or show up for any hearings can actually work in your favor. Divorce is often just a drawn out negotiation where the two parties need to come to some agreement. But what happens when one of those parties or not present to reject your “proposal”. Well then that “proposal” is accepted by default and a whole lot of bickering over the furniture of the marital debt never takes place.

Go ahead and get your divorce going. Speak to a divorce attorney. They will surely know how to handle a divorce when only one party (you) is actually participating in the whole process. But remember, this can only move forward if she is officially served with the divorce papers. If that hasn’t happened yet, then do everything you can to assist in completing that step.

And Finally, here is my disclaimer…
” I am not an attorney nor have I had any professional training in the field of law. So obviously I cannot give you legal advice concerning a divorce, marriage separation, and/or child custody; however, I do have my own personal experience and a strong understanding of how the system works so I can offer my opinions on your situation…”