Divorce Index
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Divorce Basics
Case Introduction
Information Resources
- Date of separation
- Property and debts after a divorce
- Spousal support during or after a divorce
- Child support
- Child custody and parenting time
- Dismiss your divorce or legal separation
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Other processes
Summary Dissolution
- Start
- Fill out forms
- File
Legal separation and annulment
Phase 1: Start A Divorce
Petitioner
Alternative Service methods
- Serve by publication
- Serve by posting
Respondent
- Fill out forms
- File forms
- Serve papers
Phase 2: Financial Disclosures (both parties)
- Gather and share financial information
- File proof you shared financial information
Phase 3: Make Decisions (both parties)
- Inform yourself about rules and your rights
- Info: Common challenges when splitting debt
- Decide if you have the information you need
- Propose and negotiate divorce agreements
- Write out the agreement
More Complicated Possibilities
