can a minor give divorce papers to a parent?
My dad asked me to give papers to my mom about their divorce. But it doesn’t feel right. Doesn’t a lawyer have to do this. Can I give the papers to my mom as a minor of 15?
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Your father is being cruel to you. You’re supposed to be trying your hardest to keep your children shielded from any additional pain a divorce brings home.
Pretty sure he has to pay a process server becuase proof of service needs to be send to court. You can’t just hand someone something like that.
Im sorry that your dad would put you in that situation. You sound more adult then he is. Im not sure about the law, but I would tell him you love both them equally and that he should not put you in the middle. Tell him to have them delivered or to overnight them to her. You are the child–NOT the mediator. Good Luck.
Your father shouldn’t pull you into this. He needs to take care of this. And yes, he does have to have a lawyer. He maybe trying to save some money. But another way would be for him to mail the papers to her. That is what a lawyer would do.
no you can’t your not supposed to. They’re not supposed to have you involved. Not to mention it puts you in an awkward position. I know exactly how you feel. I am aroudn the same age as you and my parents just recently got divorced. My dad also tried to have me give stuff to my mom once, I told him i wasn’t comfortable with it and I dont think he’s supposed to have me do it. He stopped asking after that. Because he knew that he wasn’t supposed to ask me to do that.
no… he HAS to have the marshal deliver them… thats the only way it works… he does not need to have a lawyer, like someone stated.. i got divorced completely for free and had no lawyer, neither did my ex… it has to be the court marshal who delivers these papers, as they are, in a sense, a lawsuit, and there needs to be absolute proof that the Documentation was delivered and to which address, to avoid any indiscrepancies.. i am so sorry your dad is putting you in this situation! i would tell him to take a hike when it comes to that kind of stuff!