My question involves a divorce petition filed in the state of: Indiana
My husband I were married in Mexico, and he is the biological father of my child who was born before we were married. I filed the petition as divorce with children with an agreement on all issues in the state of Indiana (since I am a US citizen currently residing here for the past 3 years and well 18 years before my stint in Mexico). I have come to the understanding that my daughter may not technically be considered a part of our marriage since she was born before we were legally married, and that I may have filed the incorrect divorce petition. Anyhow, my divorce decree was denied (by a judge in Indiana where the divorce was filed) and I received a card in the mail stating:
Service must be perfected or waived. Paternity must be established. Father's minimum wage must be included on the form.
I recently checked my case status online, yesterday, and apparently the certified mail receipt only arrived to the court yesterday. Which I take to mean that the service was not technically recorded until yesterday.
I am not interested in establishing paternity since we were not married at the time my daughter was born. (She was born in Sept. 2011 we were married May 2012) He has not seen her or communicated with her in 3 years (since we moved to the US). Let alone sent her any kind of support.
Should I start a new divorce petition as "divorce without children with an agreement on all issues"? Do I need to contest the judge's decision? Or how should I go about rectifying this situation?
Thank you so very much for any sort of help you can provide.
My husband I were married in Mexico, and he is the biological father of my child who was born before we were married. I filed the petition as divorce with children with an agreement on all issues in the state of Indiana (since I am a US citizen currently residing here for the past 3 years and well 18 years before my stint in Mexico). I have come to the understanding that my daughter may not technically be considered a part of our marriage since she was born before we were legally married, and that I may have filed the incorrect divorce petition. Anyhow, my divorce decree was denied (by a judge in Indiana where the divorce was filed) and I received a card in the mail stating:
Service must be perfected or waived. Paternity must be established. Father's minimum wage must be included on the form.
I recently checked my case status online, yesterday, and apparently the certified mail receipt only arrived to the court yesterday. Which I take to mean that the service was not technically recorded until yesterday.
I am not interested in establishing paternity since we were not married at the time my daughter was born. (She was born in Sept. 2011 we were married May 2012) He has not seen her or communicated with her in 3 years (since we moved to the US). Let alone sent her any kind of support.
Should I start a new divorce petition as "divorce without children with an agreement on all issues"? Do I need to contest the judge's decision? Or how should I go about rectifying this situation?
Thank you so very much for any sort of help you can provide.
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