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STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF             JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY COURT DIVISION In Re the Marriage of: Court File No.             , Petitioner, FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ORDER FOR JUDGMENT AND JUDGMENT AND DECREE       , Respondent, The above-entitled proceeding came on for hearing before the undersigned in the County County Courthouse/Government Center , located at Address , City , Minnesota, on the Day day of Month , Year , at Time .m., this being a proceeding for dissolution of marriage. Petitioner appeared in person and through his/her attorney, Attorney's Name , of Law Firm , located at Address , City , Minnesota ZipCode . The Respondent was represented by Attorney's Name , Address , City , Minnesota ZipCode . There was no appearance by the Respondent or his/her counsel, Respondent having waived his/her right to appear by agreement. The proceeding was initiated by the Petitioner for a decree of dissolution of marriage on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of the marital relationship pursuant to Minn. Stat. §518.06. Service of the Summons and Petition in this proceeding was duly and personally served on the Respondent as appears from the files and records herein. Respondent interposed an Answer and Counter-Petition that was duly served upon Petitioner as appears from the files and records herein. The parties entered into a written Marriage Termination Agreement that was signed by the Petitioner and his/her attorney on Date , and by the Respondent and his/her attorney on Date , which Marriage Termination Agreement is incorporated in the Conclusions of Law below. - 1 - After hearing all of the evidence adduced at the hearing, being fully advised in the premises, and upon the complete files, records, and proceedings herein, the court makes the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order for Judgment: I. The Petitioner's true and correct name is Name_____ ; [(s)he] resides at Address , City , Minnesota ZipCode . The Petitioner is __________ years of age, having been born on Date . The Petitioner has been represented in this proceeding by Attorney's Name , Attorney at Law, of Law Firm , Address , City , Minnesota ZipCode . II. The Respondent's true and correct name is Name_____ . [(s)he] resides at Address , City , Minnesota ZipCode . The Respondent is __________ years of age, having been born on Date . The Respondent has been represented in this proceeding by Attorney's Name , Attorney at Law, Address , City , Minnesota ZipCode . III. For more than one hundred eighty (180) days immediately preceding the commencement of this action, the Petitioner had been a resident of the State of Minnesota, and the Petitioner is now a resident of County County, State of Minnesota. IV. The Petitioner and Respondent were married to each other on Date , in City , County County, Minnesota, and ever since that date have been, and now are husband and wife. V. No separate proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or custody is pending in any court in the State of Minnesota or elsewhere. - 2 - VI. There has been an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage relationship of the parties within the meaning and purview of Minnesota Statute §518.06, Subd. 1 and §518.13, Subd. 2. The parties have been continuously separated since Date . VII. Neither party is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States. VIII. There are no minor children of this marriage, and the Petitioner /Respondent is not now pregnant. IX. The Petitioner is currently employed at ____________________ , City , Minnesota, as a _______________ . X. The Respondent is currently employed by _________________________ , in City , Minnesota, as a _______________ . XI. That the parties are the owners as joint tenants of certain real property located at Address , City , County County, Minnesota, the legal description as follows: ________________________________________ XII. The parties are the owners of ____________________ . XII. The parties own various other assets, including savings and checking accounts, life insurance, pension or profit sharing plans, annuities, and other personal property. XIII. The parties have incurred various debts during the marriage. - 3 - XIV. The parties are the owners of personal property, also goods and furnishings located in and about their respective dwellings. XV. The parties entered into a Marriage Termination Agreement, dated Date , by the Respondent and his /her attorney, and Date , by the Petitioner and his /her attorney, which agreement is incorporated in the Conclusions of Law which follow. Said agreement is a fair and equitable agreement between the parties as to their assets, debts, and respective obligations toward one another. XVI. The Marriage Termination Agreement is a full, complete, and final settlement in satisfaction of any and all claims of any kind, nature, and description to which either party may be entitled or may claim to be entitled now or in the future against the other and except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, each is released from any and all further liability of any kind, nature or description whatsoever to the other. As part of the Marriage Termination Agreement, the Respondent has waived his/her right to appear in these proceedings save and except for the Marriage Termination Agreement of the parties. XVII. The Petitioner and Respondent have agreed that the Petitioner shall proceed with said dissolution as if by default, and as part of the proceedings in this matter, the Petitioner will submit the parties' Marriage Termination Agreement to the above-entitled court. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW The parties are granted a Judgment and Decree providing as follows: 1. The bonds of matrimony existing between the parties are hereby dissolved. 2. Neither the Petitioner nor the Respondent is awarded any spousal maintenance now or in the future, each party having permanently waived the right to request spousal maintenance - 4 - from the other party after full disclosure of each party's financial circumstances to one another and for adequate consideration. 3. The Petitioner/Respondent is awarded all right, title and interest in and to ________________________________________ subject to any encumbrances thereon for which Petitioner/Respondent alone shall be responsible and pay in a timely manner and hold the Petitioner/Respondent harmless from the payment of it. Within ten (10) days after entry of the Judgment and Decree herein, the Petitioner/Respondent shall prepare and execute a properly drafted Quit Claim Deed conveying his/her interest in said real estate to the Petitioner/Respondent and [(s)he] shall file it with the County County Recorder. In the event Petitioner/Respondent fails to execute said Deed, the County County Recorder shall utilize a certified copy of the Judgment and Decree in this matter to effectively pass title from Petitioner/Respondent to Petitioner/Respondent , and Petitioner/Respondent shall pay all attorney's fees and costs incurred by Petitioner/Respondent in effecting such a transfer. 4. The Petitioner is awarded the following: _______________ . The Respondent is awarded the following: _______________ . 5. Each party is awarded all right, title and interest in and to the household goods, furnishings and equipment now in his or her possession. 6. Each party shall alone be responsible for and pay any debts incurred by him or her individually on or after the date the parties separated, Date . 7. As and for a property settlement herein, Petitioner/Respondent shall pay to Petitioner/Respondent by Date , the sum of $ _________ . In the event Petitioner/Respondent fails to - 5 - timely pay said sum, Petitioner/Respondent shall pay all attorney's fees and costs incurred in collecting said monies. 8. Respondent is awarded all right, title and interest in and to ______________________________ 9. The Petitioner is awarded all right, title and interest in and to ______________________________ 10. Respondent is awarded all right, title and interest in and to all life insurance policies insuring his/her life, and the Petitioner is awarded all right, title and interest in and to all life insurance policies insuring his/her life. 11. The Petitioner/Respondent is hereby granted restoration of her former name so that hereafter she shall be known as Name_____ . 12. The Petitioner and Respondent shall each execute any and all documents necessary to transfer title or otherwise effectuate the terms of the judgment and decree within ten (10) days after entry of it. However, if a party is unable, unavailable, or refuses to do so, a certified copy of the Judgment and Decree may be recorded and/or utilized with the same force and effect as if a deed, conveyance, transfer, assignment or other such document had been personally executed, acknowledged, and delivered by said party. Said Judgment and Decree shall constitute a full, present and effective relinquishment and waiver of all rights to be relinquished and waived, and said Judgment and Decree shall accordingly pass title. 13. Service of the Judgment and Decree herein may be accomplished by mailing by U.S. Mail one photocopy of it to Respondent's attorney, Attorney's Name , Address , City , Minnesota ZipCode . Said service shall constitute due and proper service of the Judgment and Decree herein and proof thereof for all purposes. 14. Following the service of the Judgment and Decree by mail as specified above, counsel, Attorney's Name , for the Respondent, and Attorney's Name , for the Petitioner, shall be deemed discharged as attorneys of record for each of the parties. Service of any further pleadings in - 6 - this proceeding shall be directly served upon each of the parties, as specified under the Rules of Minnesota Civil Procedure. ORDER FOR JUDGMENT Let judgment be entered accordingly. THE FOREGOING FACTS WERE FOUND BY ME AFTER DUE HEARING AND THE FOREGOING ORDER THEREON IS RECOMMENDED. BY THE COURT: ______________________________ __________________________________ Name_____ Judge of District Court Referee of Family Court Family Court Division I hereby certify that the foregoing Conclusions of Law herein constitute the Judgment and Decree of this Court. Dated: __________ __________________________________ Deputy - 7 -