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Page 1 of 3 Stip DNC Form 2/Rev Aug 2017 IN DISTRICT COURT, ________________ COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA _________________________________, } Plaintiff, } } vs. } COMPLAINT } } Civil No. __________________________ ________________________________, } Defendant. } 1. The plaintiff has been a resident of the State of North Dakota for at least the last s ix months. 2. The plaintiff and defendant were married on __ _____________________________ (date) at ______________________________ ( city), __________________ ( state), and eve r since have been and now are spouses. 3. That the parties have no minor children nor are expecting any children to be born of the marriage. 4. The parties are owners of property, which should be divided by the Court and an equitable portion thereof, awarded to each party. 5. The parties have accumulated a certain amount of debt throughout the marriage, which should be divided, and an equitable portion thereof assessed to each party. Page 2 of 3 Stip DNC Form 2/Rev Aug 2017 6. For some time prior to the commencement of this action, irreconc ilable differences have arisen between the plaintiff and defendant. That this has destroyed the legitimate objects of the marriage and made it impossible for the plaintiff and defendant to live together a s spouses. WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays for Judgment as follows: 1. The bonds of matrimony presently existing between the plaintiff and defendant be wholly dissolved and that the parties be granted an absolute decree of divorce from eac h other. 2. For an equitable division of the property. 3. For an equitable distribution of the accumulated debts of the parties. 4. For such other and further relief as may be equitable and just. Dated _____________________________________________, 20_____. _______________________________________ My Signature _______________________________________ Printed Name _______________________________________ Street Address ________________________________________ City/State/Zip ________________________________________ Telephone Number Page 3 of 3 Stip DNC Form 2/Rev Aug 2017 VERIFICATION _________________________________________________, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says that I am the Plaintiff in the above -entitled action; that I have read the Complaint for divorce and know the contents thereof and that the same is true, ex cept as to matters stated therein upon information and belief as to those matters I state that I believ e them to be true. Dated _____________________________, 20_____ _________________________________________________________ (Plaintiff’s Signature) State of: ________________________________ County of: ______________________________ Signed and sworn to before me on __________________________________, 20_____ by _________________________________________________________________________. _________________________________________________________ (Notary Public or Clerk of Court) If Notary, by commission expires: _____________________________