If my spouse wants a divorce and I don’t, do I still need to hire a divorce attorney?

You’ve tried counseling, and tried to make the marriage work, but your spouse is unhappy despite everything you do. Your spouse does not want to remain married to you. After all your efforts, has your spouse talked about seeking a divorce in California even after you’ve expressed the desire to remain married? You refuse to accept that your marriage is falling apart. You think that if you don’t cooperate, the divorce won’t happen?

People think that they can remain married to their spouse and that the court will not grant a divorce if the unwilling spouse does not want a divorce or is uncooperative. Unfortunately, if someone wants to get divorced, there really is not much you can do to stop the legal proceedings. You can’t force someone to remain married to you. Even if you refuse to respond to the Summons and Petition, the other person could seek a default against you and the court will grant the divorce regardless.

Refusing to cooperate in a divorce proceeding is not a smart thing to do as the court will often times make decisions that could affect whether the person receives spousal support, child support, and many other orders. In difficult moments such as these, the best thing to do is to talk to a skilled Southern California divorce attorney that will have your best interest in mind and fight for what you are entitled to. The law firm of Wallin and Klarich will advise you on what the best thing to do is and provide you with quality legal representation. For a consultation, please call us at 1-888-280-6839, or visit our website at www.wklaw.com for more information.