After the plaintiff files a divorce lawsuit, the defendant will receive a court summons. If the plaintiff has hired a lawyer, will the defendant receive a letter from the opposing lawyer?

If the plaintiff hired a lawyer in the divorce proceedings, the defendant may not receive a letter from the opposing lawyer, but will receive a copy of the complaint served by the court.

The lawyer hired by the plaintiff in the lawsuit is the plaintiff's agent ad litem, whose role is to assist and guide the plaintiff in the lawsuit, to appear in court as an agent ad litem and to safeguard the plaintiff's legitimate rights and interests.

As for whether the plaintiff's attorney will send a letter to the defendant before or during the litigation, or take the initiative to contact the defendant, it is up to the plaintiff's attorney to decide according to the needs of the specific case. There is no law requiring the plaintiff's attorney to send a letter to the defendant.

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According to the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Article 85 Litigation documents shall be served directly on the addressee. If the addressee is a citizen, I will not give it to his adult family to sign for it; If the addressee is a legal person or other organization, it shall be signed by the legal representative of the legal person, the principal responsible person of other organizations or the responsible person of the legal person or organization; If the addressee has an agent ad litem, he may send it to his agent for signature; If the addressee appoints an agent to the people's court, it shall send it to the agent for signature.

The date of delivery is the date when the adult family members, legal persons or other organizations of the addressee are responsible for receiving and the litigation agent or agent signs for it.

Article 86 If the addressee or his adult family members who live together refuse to accept the litigation documents, the addressee may invite the representatives of the relevant grass-roots organizations or units to be present, explain the situation, record the reasons and date of refusal on the service receipt, and leave the litigation documents at the addressee's residence, which shall be signed or sealed by the addressee and witnesses; You can also leave the litigation documents at the addressee's residence and record the delivery process by taking photos, videos, etc. , that is, as delivery.

Article 87 With the consent of the person to be served, the people's court may serve litigation documents by fax, e-mail or other means that can confirm receipt, except for judgments, rulings and conciliation statements.

If it is delivered by the way mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the date when it reaches the addressee's specific system by fax or e-mail shall be the date of delivery.

Baidu Encyclopedia-People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law