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Once you complete your Response, you need to file it with the court and pay a filing fee of $435-$450. If you are unable to afford the fee, you can ask the court for a fee waiver.

If you can’t serve your spouse, domestic partner, or your child’s other parent with the court papers (like a Summons and Petition or other document) because you don’t know where they are, you can ask the court for permission to serve your papers by publication or posting.

If you filed for divorce or legal separation and you no longer want to go forward with the case, you can ask the court to cancel (dismiss) it.  

This guide can help you

• Start and finish a divorce
• Respond to a divorce 
• Understand legal issues like property, spousal support, child custody, or child support

This guide uses the term spouse to mean spouse or domestic partner, unless noted.

Sharing information about your finances with your spouse (or domestic partner) is a requirement for getting a divorce or legal separation. This is called disclosure or financial disclosure. 

The financial documents don't get filed with the court. You just share them with your spouse. Then, file a form with the court to let the judge know