That is usually the date the papers were filed at the courthouse.
It means the decree has been entered and the divorce has been granted.
A spouse can refuse to sign the divorce papers for as long as they wish but that does not mean that they wont get divorced. The court simply will not keep a party to a marriage in the marriage arrangement if they do not want to be in it anymore. What happens in these circumstances is that you must attempt to serve the other party (sounds like you have done that) and proceed as if they did and a default divorce judgment will be entered and you will be divorced.
If you are talking about being signed by the spouses, then no. Before a divorce is final it has to be approved by a judge. The judge actually grants the divorce, your signatures only show that you both agree to the divorce.
The divorce will still be processed by the petitioner. Not signing does not mean anything..just prolongs the procedure.
Yes, the bank can hold any one whose name is on the contract liable. Divorce papers are strictly an agreement between the couple, and do not mean anything as far as the bank is concerned.
Your question is confusing. "How do you divorce a prisoner for 1." What does "For 1," mean? Otherwise, anyone divorces a prisoner just like anyone divorces anyone else. You go to the court that handles divorces and file for divorce. You serve papers on the other party. The prison has a process whereby they will bring the prisoner to a special holding cell where the person serving the papers can serve them. The prisoner may represent himself or herself in court in person or by telephone or through an attorney. It varies according to location.
If you are moving from a university to another, or from one programme to another, to continue your studies having already done a few semesters or papers, you are 'transferring your credits' from the papers you've already sat for to the requirements of the following papers.
Hopefully, you had a divorce lawyer. You should ask your lawyer about the meaning of that clause. Your lawyer will have the entire divorce decree and not just the sentence you quoted. It may mean after your divorce, it may mean after a particular date, or it may refer to the fact that the two of you kept separate finances and your partner ran up large debts without your knowledge. Check with your lawyer.
A default Divorce is a divorce that will still take place wether the other party has responded or not the being served papers. Normally after being served they have 30 days to agree or deny. If they don't respond in 30 days you can go to court without them and get your divorce anyway.
Do you mean can you get married if you're still married to another person? No. At least not in the US.
I'm assuming you mean divorce papers. There is a "Statute of Limitations" that could differ from State to State. Go onto: www.google.com Type in: What are the Statute of Limitations for divorce in _________(put your State in.) In your case you should be able to get a divorce without much of a problem, and you don't need your husband around for it. Good luck Marcy