What are automatic restraining orders?
There is a six-month waiting period from the date that the responding party is served. Your marriage cannot be ended before this six-month period is up. If an agreement is reached by the parties and filed with court, the orders will be effective when the Judge signs the papers, but the marriage will not be ended until the six-month period is up. Your marriage is not automatically ended when the six-month period is up. This is one of the perils and pitfalls experienced in divorce cases. You must apply to the court for the final judgment. The Judge must sign the judgment for you to be divorced.
