Kristen
“Well, the good news is, Kevin has signed the acceptance of service for the divorce petition, so we can now move forward,” my lawyer informed me. “The bad news is, the state requires you live separate and apart for six months before it will issue a final decree.”
I looked into the living room to make sure Joy was still watching the TV before I lowered my voice. “We’ve already been living apart for months,” I said, “can we start counting from when he first moved out?”
“Probably not, the judge likes to see that you have worked out a co-parenting plan when there are children involved. Which leads me to the next step. The court also requires both parties to attend a divorce education class.”
“Are you kidding me?”
“Afraid not, sweetie. It’s fairly short and painless, just a two hou
