Shellie Zimmerman to judge: Even though George hasn't responded, give me a divorceBy Rene Stutzman, Orlando Sentinel
3:14 p.m. EST, January 28, 2014
SANFORD - Frustrated by George Zimmerman's failure to respond to her divorce petition, Shellie Zimmerman is now asking a judge to stop the delays and simply grant her a divorce.
Shellie Zimmerman, 26, filed for a divorce Sept. 5.
Her estranged husband has yet to file any sort of response.
Under Florida law, someone sued for divorce is required to respond within 20 days, once he's formally been serviced notice of the suit.
For months the George Zimmerman dodged process servers, but on Dec. 18, while he was in the Seminole County jail on a domestic violence charge, he was finally served.
His 20 days ran out earlier this month. On Jan. 13, Shellie Zimmerman's attorney, Kelly Sims, filed a motion for a default, and a deputy clerk of courts signed one the same day.
That means the judge may now treat the statements in his wife's pleadings as truthful, and the case may now move forward, with or without his participation.
The couple separated in August.
They have no children and own no real estate.
Shellie Zimmerman is asking for custody of their two dogs, Oso and Leroy.
She listed $13,000 in assets and nearly $104,000 in debts.
In a recent financial affidavit he filed in that domestic violence case, which has since been dismissed by prosecutors, he reported $2.5 million in debts, what he says he owes defense attorneys Mark O'Mara and Don West.
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