Sometimes the agreement, and sometimes he or she fails to reply because he or she is in parts unknown.

In a noncontested divorce, both parties agree to everything, compared to a contested divorce that is adversarial.

A noncontested divorce can be accomplished more easily than applying for a passport (and depending upon the estate in any way that is legal.

When the divorce is not contested, very often the spouses can negotiate their own settlement, and the involvement of attorneys and professionals is minimal.

After a waiting period that varies from state to state, the divorce is issued.

Uncontested divorces lend themselves to one spouse doing the work pro se, and the other letting everything fall into place.

Sometimes spouses work cooperatively in a noncontested divorce. Sometimes the proceeds by default, when one spouse either intentionally does not respond or have vanished to parts unknown.

See also Summary Divorce; Default Divorce; Fault and No-Fault Divorce.