Name of Court - The court title is filed an action for divorce in the State of County Family Court ; filing spouse title …

Name of court
The court title is filed an action for divorce in the State of County Family Court. For example; this is the
"South Carolina court" where the divorce will be filed. (Court Name: State of South Carolina, the Family
Court of the __________ Judicial Circuit.)

Title of parties in an action see Party > or the following explains;

Filing Spouse Title: The party filing the action is Plaintiff. The Plaintiff is the spouse who initiates the
filing procedure with the family law or domestic relations court.

Non-Filing Spouse Title: while the other party to the divorce is referred to as the Defendant. The
Defendant is the spouse who does not file the initial divorce papers, but rather receives them by
service.

Restoration or Name Change
The court, upon the granting of final judgment of divorce, may allow a party to resume a former
surname or their surname of a former spouse. The Wife may receive her Maiden Name back in the
Divorce if she wishes. Some courts include the name change in service for FREE but some with
additional charge.