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Can a divorce be granted if the other partys whereabouts are unknown?

April 26, 2017divorce GRANTED party unknown whereabouts

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Can a divorce be granted if the other partys whereabouts are unknown?

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Yes. If the filing spouse has made a good faith effort to locate the missing spouse, and can swear under oath and penalty of perjury that they do not know the current whereabouts of the other party, the missing party can be served by publication in a local newspaper upon authorization of the Court.