It's been almost a month since I sued for divorce. I called the court to ask when the trial would be held. The court said that the other party could not contact the defendant himself and asked me.

First of all, according to the provisions of Article 92 of the Civil Procedure Law, if the whereabouts of the person to be served are unknown or cannot be served by other means specified in this section, a notice shall be served. Sixty days after the announcement, it shall be deemed to have been delivered.

When the announcement is served, the reasons and process shall be recorded in the file.

Article 144 stipulates that if the defendant refuses to appear in court without justifiable reasons after being summoned by summons, or withdraws from court without the permission of the court, he may make a judgment by default.

Secondly, according to Article 240th of the Judicial Interpretation of the Civil Procedure Law, if a third person who has no independent claim refuses to appear in court without justifiable reasons after being summoned by the people's court, or withdraws from court without the permission of the court, it will not affect the trial of the case.

Article 241 stipulates that if the defendant refuses to appear in court without justifiable reasons after being summoned by summons, or withdraws from court without the permission of the court, the people's court shall hold a court session as scheduled or continue to hold a court session, and after hearing the claims of the parties present, the arguments of both parties and the evidence and other litigation materials submitted, it may make a judgment of default according to law.