Divorce essentials Filing for a divorce raises tough questions.
Information from your state's divorce statutes is used here to give you real answers. If you have questions concerning related divorce issues such as child support and child custody matters specific to your state, please click here . In an agreed divorce, one spouse files for divorce at the local courthouse and gives the other spouse a copy of the filed divorce papers. The served spouse signs a waiver of official service of citation. This acknowledges that they've received a copy of the divorce papers.