What is the difference between dissolution and simplified dissolution?
Some couples prefer simplified dissolution because it requires fewer documents and generally can be finalized sooner than a standard uncontested dissolution. However, not everyone qualifies for simplified dissolution. Each of the following requirements must be met to file for a simplified dissolution of marriage: • The parties do not have minor children under 18 or dependent or adopted children under 18. • The wife is not pregnant. • One of the parties, either husband or wife, must have lived in Florida for the past six months. • Both parties have made provisions for the division of property and the payment of obligations and both parties are agreeable to the provisions. • Both parties want to end the marriage because of irreconcilable differences. • Both parties have agreed to use the simplified dissolution of marriage procedure instead of a regular dissolution of marriage procedure. • Both parties understand that certain legal rights are waived because you have used the simplified di
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