I made a few phone calls to attorneys today, many didn't even want to touch the case saying I need a Nevada lawyer. Some are looking into it and will give me a call tomorrow. Time is running out. I will be down to eighteen days.

I guess I can call a Nevada lawyer but I'm not a resident and I want to countersue in my own state. I want to ask that question, but lawyers being lawyers won't answer that question for me.

This is so slimy, he couldn't go through the proper channels in our own state of NJ. I will fight this, somehow, because if I don't fight this, he will get sole ownership of our business according to the summons.

Such a coward, I know the OW is pulling all the strings. You would have think the betrayal would have been enough, I'm not even sure if he is a legal resident of the Nevada. Is there any way I can check?

Ok, I'm really no expert, but I do live in Nevada, and I am going through Divorce right now.

I wish I could offer professional advice, but here's my understanding of the initial summons.
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1. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Though you are not required by law to respond, this is your one and only "initial chance" to make your claims and counter-claims before it goes before a Judge for the first time. What this meant for me was a few things...
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   2. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">It was my opportunity to agree to the basic ideas regarding "we were married on this date in this place, we are not currently living together, we have no children together..."</font></li>
   3. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">This was where I produced the initial documentation of my income, as well as all of our financial records (since I'm the one still in our family home where all of that information is stored)</font></li>
   4. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Most importantly, this is the point where I could argue against her demands for alimony, property, and so forth. This is by no means final, and in my case at least, was just about arrangements for the time of the divorce proceedings (i.e. temporary alimony, who pays the mortgages and other joint debts, who holds "possession" of the marital home...)</font></li>
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3. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Since you apparently have more than a few nick-nacks and credit card balances together, I would be very surprised if any Judge just signed off on it and said "done".</font></li>
4. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">On that note, however, I suppose there is a chance of that happening if nothing is received from you disputing anything about what your husband has filed.</font></li>
5. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Make a call to Clark County District Court, and/or find a Lawyer in the Las Vegas area specializing in Family Law, even if just for a $100 initial consultation. Unless someone here is an attorney, specializing in Family Law, liscensed in the State of Nevada, and preferrably working in Clark County, you're not going to get the best advice possible here.</font></li>
6. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Last but not least, don't stress the time that much. You're already on top of it, and trust me, it doesn't take a professional attorney that long to prepare and file the minimal documents you need to protect yourself at this point. I had the same 20-day rule to deal with, and didn't sign off on the papers I filed in response until the day before the response was due. From there, it's only a matter of them sending someone to wait in line and have the court clerk stamp a date and time on them.</font></li>

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Oh, and most importantly...

Tonight, go fill the tub with some nice hot water and bubbles, light some candles in the bathroom and turn off the lights, get your favorite music playing in there, glide into that tub, close your eyes, and lose yourself in the songs for a while, thinking about nothing but the music, each note, each instrument...ahhhhhh <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="images/icons/cool.gif" />

Thanks UN,

My WH took all our financial papers with him. The only thing we have in both our names is our business and joint account, which he cleared out 5 days after he filed.

I talked to NJ lawyer, since we do not know exactly were he is living, I can't file in NJ.

She told me go on the internet and find a Nevada attorney.

We were actually married in Nevada, and had our reception in NJ. My H hates needles, he faints when he sees one, and Nevada doesn't have blood test, we decided to get married there. We actually had a beautiful wedding, and we were not married by Elvis. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

We didn't elope, everybody knew were getting married.

I know my best advice is from an attorney, I just wondering if anyone else has gone through a quickie divorce in Vegas or knows any way of delaying the divorce.

You can counter file in your own state and request to have the venue changed to your state.
Do everything you can to document he was still in state.
Get affidavits from anyone who saw him.
Look at bank statements to see when the withdrawals were done.

My WH took all the finacial paperwork. I don't have access to his banking or credit card statements.

We had one joint banking account and one transaction was made-our money going in to his personal account.

What does it take to be a Nevada Resident? Can he still drive a NJ car with NJ driver's license? I wish I had info on our car insurance, he took all that paperwork too, and separated the insurance. That would have his driver's license number info on it. He cleaned out all the filing cabinets, so I have any paper work to do any investigation.

I had a friend look over the divorce papers and guess what he asking me to pay his court cost. He leaves me for the OW, completely abandons me, and then files for D thousands of miles away and wants me to pay his court cost.

This man was such a good hearted man. Who loved the Lord and loved his family. He would have done anything for me and treated me like his princess and he was my prince. Now his family hasn't heard from him in months and he treats me like I'm the enemy. I have done nothing but love him, I did Plan a and Plan B. Not once was I nasty or ask for anything from him. I didni't play games or go behind his back. This is how I'm treated.

What power the OW has over him is incredible and they think its God's will they are together. If its God's will, he could have waited the 18 months here in NJ and done things the right way, instead of going to Vegas.