Refusal to endorse marital dissolution documentation in Florida doesn’t routinely halt the authorized proceedings. Whereas cooperation can expedite the method, the courtroom can nonetheless finalize a divorce even when one celebration objects or fails to signal the settlement. The method differs considerably primarily based on whether or not the divorce is uncontested or contested.
The implications of failing to signal are vital. In an uncontested case, refusal could result in the divorce turning into contested, requiring courtroom hearings and doubtlessly growing authorized prices. Traditionally, acquiring a divorce required each events’ consent; nonetheless, fashionable no-fault divorce legal guidelines enable for dissolution primarily based on irreconcilable variations, no matter one celebration’s unwillingness to take part.