Court Procedures / Evidence / Service

In terms of getting the divorce decree overturned, I cannot speak to your specific situation but I can tell you that generally, it is very difficult to re-open a case that was settled or already decided - and as time passes, the difficulty of getting a judge to agree to re-open a case generally increases.

Also, I am not sure whether or not it would matter if the judge made the order after a trial or if it was an agreement/contract agreed upon by you and your ex. In general, there are a few grounds under which a contract might be voided by a judge. For example, a contract might be voided for any of the following reasons:

1. there was fraud or misrepresentation (i.e., if a party to the contract misrepresents a fact when the contract is being made);
2. one party agreed to the contract under duress (i.e., the person was forced or coerced into signing the contract);
3. one party lacked mental capacity to sign the contract (i.e., the person did not understand what s/he was signing); or
4. the contract is “unconscionable,” meaning that it is very obviously one-sided and should not be allowed to exist as it is.

There may be additional reasons that a contract could be voided (i.e., in some states, newly-discovered evidence could be a reason), and I am not sure how STATE defines some of these categories. Again, since I cannot give legal advice, you may want to ask an attorney whether or not your situation meets any of the grounds for voiding a contract or for overturning a divorce decree in STATE.