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What legal papers are usually involved in getting a divorce?

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What legal papers are usually involved in getting a divorce?

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More complicated cases have more legal documents, called “pleadings”, but a basic divorce involves preparing the following:

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• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage • Summons &Return of Service (to have the petition served on the Respondent) • Temporary Domestic Order • Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (and possibly Counter-Petition) • Marriage Settlement Agreement (deals with property, debts and alimony) • Parenting Plan (if there are children involved) • Order to Withhold Income (for child support and/or alimony) • Qualified Domestic Relations Order (to divide retirement benefits) • Final Decree of Dissolution of Marriage (finalizes the divorce)