A Pro Se Primer: A Day Late
Not sure if Justice is blind, but it sure is slow.
Sorry, my life intruded, and I wasn’t able to get to Part 4 yesterday, but I’m back now, so let’s pick up where I left off.
So far, I’ve provided some terms you’ll need to know such as your being the petitioner and your spouse the respondent.
I’ve sent you to Legal FACS in the Albuquerque area.
And I have explained that your spouse will have 30 days to respond to the Original Petition for Divorce. When the Court receives the Original Petition for Divorce, you will be sent a Temporary Domestic Order.
This Order addresses such issues as the expected behavior of the divorcing parties – no harassing, no threatening, those sorts of things, and that the divorcing parties are to maintain the status quo.
Maintaining the status quo means that joint bank accounts are not to be closed unilaterally and that money in those joint accounts cannot be removed totally by one spouse.
In addition, maintaining the status quo means that insurance policies must remain in effect – neither party can cancel medical or auto insurance, for example.
Next up: Interim Support.
