Fill and Sign the Massachusetts Joint Petition Divorce Form

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court       Division Probate and Family Court Department Docket No.       Joint Petition for Divorce Under M.G.L. Ch. 208, Sec. 1A       and       Petitioner Petitioner of       of       (Street and No.) (Street and No.)                                     (City or Town) (State) (Zip) ( City or Town) (State) (Zip) 1. Now come the Husband and Wife in a joint petition for divorce pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 208, Sec. 1A. 2. The parties were lawfully married at       on       ,       and last lived together at       on       ,       . 3. The minor child     of this marriage and date(s) of birth is/are:                         4. The parties certify that no previous action for divorce, annulment, affirmation of marriage, separate support, desertion, living apart for justifiable cause, or custody of child(ren) has been brought by either party against the other except       . 5. On or about       ,       , an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage under M.G.L . Ch. 208, Sec. 1A occurred and continues to exist. 6. Wherefore, the parties pray that the Court: grant a divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown approve the separation agreement executed by the parties incorporate and merge said agreement executed by the parties incorporate but not merge said agreement, which shall survive and remain as an independent contract allow Wife to resume her former name of             Date:       ___________________________________ ___________________________________ SIGNATURE OF WIFE OR ATTORNEY SIGNATURE OF HUSBAND OR ATTORNEY             (Print address if not pro se) (Print address if not pro se)             Tel. No.       Tel. No.       B.B.O. #       B.B.O. #       Joint Petition for Divorce Under M.G.L. Ch. 208, Sec. 1A For wife: Docket No.             Address       Agreement Approved       ,             Judgment       ,       Tel. No.       For Husband: Documents filed:       Marriage Certificate: Address       Wife’s Financial Statement       Husband’s Financial Statement Tel. No.       Separation Agreement Affidavit of Irretrievable Breakdown Affidavit Disclosing Care or Custody Proceedings Child Support Guidelines Worksheet