Divorce Process

Filing the Pleadings is the first step in the divorce process. Whoever is the first party to file bears the filing fee (paid to the Clerk of the Court $409) of opening the case.

The Petitioner will file the first pleading called the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and will serve it on the other party, the Respondent.

A process server will generally be hired who will formally serve the papers in order to satisfy the statutory requirements of due process.

The Respondent will then be required to file an Answer to the Petition.

Each party will state in their pleading the grounds for the divorce which are generally irreconcilable differences, establish jurisdiction, state the facts and request relief from the court which will generally include the granting of the divorce, property settlement, alimony, child support and perhaps resumption of a maiden name.

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