Tehachapi, CA Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

In Louisiana it is not necessary to have a spouse's cooperation to get a divorce. It is difficult to pursue a divorce if one is completely economically dependent, but there are statutes in Louisiana that are designed to help dependent spouses. A spouse may be entitled to temporary spousal support, enabling him or her to live to the extent possible, the same way they lived while married, if a payor spouse can afford to pay. If there are liquid (cash) assets the parties own, such as a savings or checking account, a court may award a partial distribution of those funds until the community property is divided, in order to help a spouse set up a household, pay an attorney and other necessities. A dependent spouse seeking a divorce should immediately contact a qualified family law attorney to get the maximum assistance he or she is entitled to under the law.

If you do not know where your wife lives or works, then it sounds like you would need a Publication Divorce which would be based on the last known address. This type of Divorce is more costly and takes longer than a Divorce wherein you know the address of the respondent.  This Divorce requires a search and a publication.

Your change in income, and her change in income are each changes of circumstances that should be considered by the court, given these changes it sounds like a new order would be appropriate (unless that circumstance was already addressed in your Final Judgment, in which case look to the Judgment to see what you both agreed would happen at retirement).