I'm an attorney getting divorced in California. The divorce is generally final 6 months after service, unless you ask for another date. Although I filed my petition in February, when I submit the judgment to the court, I will request a judgment date of 12/31/08, even though that's beyond 6 months (am doing for tax purposes).
The time you get your actual judgment returned to you (turnaround time) depends on how busy the court staff are, but the date the dissolution will be final should run from the service date, unless you ask for a different judgment date. If you are doing it by default (respondent doesn't answer), you can ask court staff when the proposed judgment is submitted, what the turnaround time is. My guess is each county has a different turnaround time.
I'm an attorney getting divorced in California. The divorce is generally final 6 months after service, unless you ask for another date. Although I filed my petition in February, when I submit the judgment to the court, I will request a judgment date of 12/31/08, even though that's beyond 6 months (am doing for tax purposes).
The time you get your actual judgment returned to you (turnaround time) depends on how busy the court staff are, but the date the dissolution will be final should run from the service date, unless you ask for a different judgment date. If you are doing it by default (respondent doesn't answer), you can ask court staff when the proposed judgment is submitted, what the turnaround time is. My guess is each county has a different turnaround time.