help!

I am married to an inmate in Indiana. He is in there for 20 years, we have twin girls, he is not on the birth certificate. I want a divorce! He said he will not sign the papers. Can I do the do-it-yourself divorce without his signature, or not?

The grounds for divorce are:

• Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage (this is by far the most widely used ground).
• Conviction of either party during the marriage of a felony.
• Impotency, existing at the time of the marriage.
• Incurable insanity for 2 years.

Also, there is procedure for " Summary Dissolution " if the parties have reached agreement on all issues.

Did you marry him while he was in jail or after he had been convicted? In other words, which came first--jail or the marriage? Of what crime has he been convicted?

Bottom line: You do not have to stay married to anyone with whom you do not want to be married--you aren't a hostage. There is always a way to affect a divorce.

We married on Feb 1st of 2004, and seperated on Feb 1st of 2005. He was arrested on 19 charges on Mar. 24th of 2005. He took a plea bargin so the only ones he was charged with was, Battery, Receiving Stolen Parts, Auto Theft, Theft, Receiving Stolen Property.

How did he get twenty years for this? The charges were felony charges, I assume? What priors did he have to receive such a huge sentence?

Do the paper work, have him served in jail.