Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Divorce in Florida
My husband and I agreed to divorce
and he filed. We have decided to go
to marriage counseling in the past
month since he filed. I now have to
respond to the petition for divorce.
I want to contest the dissolution in
light of our new decision to try
counseling, which begins tomorrow.
I also have to contest the petition
because he filled the parenting form
out incorrectly.
i have the form to counterpetition,
but this states that I want a divorce,
but want to change some
things...when what i want is a few
months to try counseling. In the case
that the counseling is a bust, then I
have a few things to change to the
original petition. But ultimately, I do
not think our differences are
irreconcilable.
What do I file? I have one week from
today to file me response.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Divorce in Florida
File a motion to extend time to file answer and a motion to abate your divorce for 90 days to allow time for counseling. Most judges are pretty reasonable about allowing time for couples to try to save the marriage.
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