Uncontested Divorce With a Spouse Out of State, No Children, and No Real Estate

The Situation

A married couple who had been together for many decades and had lived apart for years decided to formally end the marriage. One spouse lived in Florida and the other lived in another state, so they could not sit down in the same room to sign anything. They had two grown children, no minor or dependent children, and no real estate. They had no joint bank accounts and no joint debts. Each had a vehicle, each had retirement savings in their own name, and each had a few personal debts. They had already agreed on how to divide everything and wanted the divorce finished without a hearing, without conflict, and without either spouse traveling.

What They Agreed On

Neither spouse asked for alimony, and both gave up that right permanently. The wife kept her car, which had no loan. The husband kept his vehicle and took responsibility for any loan on it, with a promise to reimburse his wife if she was ever asked to pay it. Each spouse kept every retirement account and every bank or investment account titled in their own name, and the agreement states that no retirement division order is needed. Each spouse kept responsibility for the debts in their own name, including the wife's outstanding medical bill. Personal belongings stay with whoever has them, with a short deadline after the judgment to return anything that belongs to the other person. The wife paid the court filing fee and the remote notary fees, and each spouse paid their own attorney's fees.

How the Process Worked

The firm prepared the full set of documents for a no-children case: the petition, the answer and waiver of service, a joint notice waiving the exchange of financial affidavits, the special interrogatories, and the settlement agreement. Both spouses reviewed the documents, then signed them in a single remote online notary session, each from their own state, with their identities verified by video and government-issued ID. The documents were filed with the court the same day they were returned. After filing, the firm prepared a proposed Final Judgment with the stamped settlement agreement attached and submitted it to the judge. The judge signed and entered the Final Judgment without a hearing.

Timeline

The case was filed 21 days after the wife hired the firm, and the Final Judgment was entered 6 days after filing, for 27 days from hire to judgment.

What Other Couples Can Take From This

Distance between spouses does not have to slow an agreed divorce. A remote online notary session let both spouses sign together without travel, and a clear settlement agreement that addresses every vehicle, account, and debt left the court nothing to question. Couples with no children and no real estate who have already settled their terms can often reach a Final Judgment quickly, as long as the paperwork is complete and consistent when it is filed.