Divorce Help
divorce attorney California Aug 23, 2026
Location: New York and California Hello, I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I don’t know much about this and need help. For context, this is in regard to my parents’ situation. My mom, 56, and my dad, 55, are currently separated just locationally. My mom currently resides in California, and my dad in New York. I (M22) live in New York but not with my dad; no one knows where he lives, but we know he’s in New York. My two brothers (M23, M19) live in California with my mom. My mom is now trying to divorce my dad as soon as possible, but she’s from Korea and even though she’s lived here for half her life she still doesn’t know too much about certain things and her English speaking and understanding isn’t 100% so stuff like this proves difficult. Thus, she’s letting my dad take the reigns of everything and just asking him to file and fill her in, but he keeps delaying and manipulating her. I’m not too sure of all the details of their conversations, but I know he’s been hiding things and delaying things. My question is: it’d be better if we served him papers and commenced everything, but how would we if we don’t know where he lives? Also, both my parents can’t really afford lawyers so we would want to do it as smoothly and least costly as possible. If anyone has any advice please let me know, or any important information that would be helpful in this situation. I apologize if things are vague or confusing; I genuinely don’t have much knowledge about the legal side of divorce and not sure how to proceed. I can also clarify/add more information if needed.
