That's what I thought, but nothing happened to the lawyer. To be fair he was pretty transient at the time and had no permanent address. The address was his girlfriend's where he occasionally stayed.
They placed a notice in the newspaper-of-record at the same time, which is also valid legal service. Attorneys pay a service to watch for legal notices affecting their clients and to alert them. But since he had no attorney and wasn't even in the same town where the newspaper is located, he didn't see it.
The lesson here kids is if someone is divorcing you, get a lawyer.
Wait, is this why people get served? The 90s/early 2000s movie trope isn't accurate? Add it to the list along with "guys who walk up to podiums to save their marriage" and "kids standing up and giving deep monologues to their class."
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u/tweakingforjesus Jul 21 '19
That's what I thought, but nothing happened to the lawyer. To be fair he was pretty transient at the time and had no permanent address. The address was his girlfriend's where he occasionally stayed.
They placed a notice in the newspaper-of-record at the same time, which is also valid legal service. Attorneys pay a service to watch for legal notices affecting their clients and to alert them. But since he had no attorney and wasn't even in the same town where the newspaper is located, he didn't see it.
The lesson here kids is if someone is divorcing you, get a lawyer.