Serving FL divorce papers in PR

The spouse has to be served. Even if an attorney is retained in the divorce case, unless that attorney agrees to accept service of process, the spouse still must be served.

IF the PR attorney was retained for the separate "business matters" I would suggest that service upon him/her is not sufficient. The Husband would need to be served individually. There is always "substitute service", but that may limit certain abilities to award alimony and child support. This is a tough and technically difficult situation. You can also potentially try to obtain an injunction to freeze "marital assets/accounts".

This is a difficult situation. If the Wife does not yet have an attorney, she should hire one. As stated, they may be able to file an emergency motion to freeze marital assets to stop the spending of them. Also, the attorney should be able to determine the best way to obtain service on the husband, i.e. contacting the PR attorney to see if he/she will accept service, or to find a location for the husband. There may be something in the PR lawsuit that provides information on the Husband's whereabouts, or the possibility of compelling that information, or serving him by constructive service in PR. All very complicated issues. The Wife would be best served by hiring an attorney to represent her.