What am I suppose to do with a spouse that left me and refuses to sign the divorce papers?

ask your lawyer. hire a PI.

Agreed , get a lawyer involved, surely you can divorce on grounds of unreasonable behaviour?

Pee in his front yard.
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Def. hire a good lawyer--they will take care of it. Good luck.

It is somewhat dependent upon what state/country laws you were married under and you intend to divorce under. In the USA every state has a 'abandonment' clause for divorce. If he has left the shared domicile, obtained 'permanent housing' elsewhere, and refuses to cooperate with a divorce/separation proceeding he has legally 'abandoned' the marriage. At that point, as others have stated, your attorney can simply begin the process going forward. The only real sticking points are 'shared marital assets' like a house, bank accounts, credit cards, car loans, etc. generally speaking if he leaves in the manner you have described the 'marital assets' will be turned over to you. You may be forced to liquidate them and pay off any shared bills. If you have children you will automatically be granted full custody since he has abandoned them to your care and demonstrated an incompetence to be a caregiver to them. You will, unfortunately, require an attorney to process all of this paperwork. If you are financially unable to afford one there are many charitable organizations that have attorneys volunteering their time for this type of occasion. Good luck!

Just hire a lawyer as soon as possible and they will answer your questions. There are ways to get a legal divorce if you are unable to find the person to sign the papers.

Well.. >.> If you need someone to whack him... ;D

CALL ME.

most country's a divorce can proceed with out the one party being present, ask your lawyer if there is not a loop hole in the system, i am sure that the judge can also hand out judgment that the divorce hearing can proceed with out him if he is not present on a given date. good luck

Get a lawyer... find out what the laws are for time frame where he doesn't have to sign. I think most places it's about 3 years.

I know this is easier said than done but leave the situation for a while (few days, a week, whatever you can handle) and come back to it when you can talk with out arguing and tell him when you speak to him that you don't want to argue any more. Just ask if there's any way you can sort this out without getting divorced and talk things out with him. If you find him being unreasonable then go to your lawyer and do things that way. Good Luck in whatever you do.

They usually will post in the newspaper He will have 30 days to respond if he doesn't he is consider at default. The judge will grant your divorce.

i agree with wiseowl

You should be done fairly quickly with an attorney's help. Even if you live in my crazy state, you'd be done with the waiting period after a year of separation. Here that is grounds for absolute divorce.

EDivorce Him!!....Seriously!....Take him to Court!

Go to your lawyer. Tell him the sitch. They should know what to do.

Check with a lawyer, because the laws in each state may vary. I have been dealing with a similar situation. He filed and after a waiting period of 90 days it was to be finalized, however, he changed his mind and would not let me sign the papers and then cancelled the process. But, in my state, if a divorce is filed and the couple are not living together after two years it is a done deal without the need for both signing.

He just wants to stay in control, nothing much you can do will make him sign, he more you push the longer it will take.

In most jusridictions you don;t need him o sign. Merely sue for divorce and let the court make the decree.

What state are you in.....Here in California....You do not need him to sign...

But check into getting one on desertion....I mean if he left one day....and did not return for one year...I think that one counts....Unless he was in the Military that is.....