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If you know that your spouse will be sending divorce papers, can you hide from the process server to keep the divorce from happening?
\nYou may be tempted to try it, but in Minnesota, this tactic simply won\u2019t work. In fact, attempting it could even make things worse for you.<\/p>\n

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If your spouse makes every reasonable effort to locate you<\/a>, then he or she may use an \u201calternative method\u201d for serving you the divorce papers. It will take a little longer because he or she will need a court order to do so, but eventually you could find yourself being \u201cserved by publication,\u201d which means the petition will simply be published in a local paper.
\nIf you\u2019re busy hiding you might not even realize this has happened. This means you could run out of time to file an Answer to the Summons and Complaint.
\nYou may lose your chance at having any say in the major issues of your divorce, issues such as child custody, child support, parenting time, spousal support, and the division of assets. Once a default judgment of divorce is entered, the court will typically determine the major issues of divorce exactly as your spouse requested, because you took no part in the decision.
\nHiding won\u2019t help you reconcile with your spouse, either, if that is what you truly desire. There are routes you can take to make this attempt, but all of them involve facing the situation head-on.
\nAnd if divorce is inevitable, your best option is also going to be to face the situation head-on. Work with a qualified divorce attorney<\/a> to make your post-divorce reality as livable as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you know that your spouse will be sending divorce papers, can you hide from the process server to keep the divorce from happening? You may be tempted to try it, but in Minnesota, this tactic simply won\u2019t work. In fact, attempting it could even make things worse for you. If your spouse makes every reasonable effort to locate you, then he or she may use an \u201calternative method\u201d for serving you the divorce papers. It will take a little longer because he or she will need a court order to do so, but eventually you could find yourself being \u201cserved by publication,\u201d which means the petition will simply be published in a local paper. If you\u2019re busy hiding you might not even realize this has happened. This means you could run out of time to file an Answer to the Summons and Complaint. You may lose your chance at having any say in the major issues of your divorce, issues such as child custody, child support, parenting time, spousal support, and the division of assets. Once a default judgment of divorce is entered, the court will typically determine the major issues of divorce exactly as your spouse requested, because you took no part in the decision. 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