Fill and Sign the No Fault Agreed Uncontested Divorce Package for Dissolution of Marriage for Persons with No Children with or Without Property 497427324 Form

Prepared by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. Copyright 2016 - U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. DISTRICT COURT STATE OF UTAH DIVORCE PACKAGE NO CHILDREN With or Without Property Control Number UT–008-D This packet contains the following: 1. Information about Divorce 2. Form List 3. Form Explanations 4. Instructions and Steps 5. Checklist 6. Access to Law Summary You and your spouse must agree to all terms of the divorce to use this packet. All forms to be filed with the Court must be printed on Bond paper. - 1 - INFORMATION ABOUT DIVORCE 1. WHO CAN USE THESE FORMS: You may use this petition form for divorce only when all of the following facts are true; (a) You and your spouse are filing for divorce based upon irreconcilable differences; (b) There are no children born to or adopted by you and your spouse; (c) You and your spouse have property and/or assets of the marriage; (d) You or your spouse has lived in Utah and in the county of filing for 3 months before filing the divorce. 2. THE BASICS: In a typical divorce, there are basic two requirements that must be met before you can file for a divorce. Those requirements are below: (a) You must satisfy the residency requirements. You or your spouse must have resided in Utah for at least 3 months immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. (b) You must satisfy the no-fault procedures, in that you and your spouse must be seeking a divorce based upon irreconcilable differences. 3. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS: The party filing the divorce action must have been a resident of the State of Utah and a resident of the county where the divorce is filed for at least three months prior to the filing of divorce. 4. GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE: Utah law provides permits no-fault divorces to be granted based upon irreconcilable differences between the parties, and also grants divorces based upon the following: (a) Impotency of the respondent at the time the marriage was contracted; (b) Adultery committed by the respondent; (c) Willful desertion of the petitioner by the respondent for a period of more than one year; (d) Willful neglect of the respondent to provide the petitioner with the common necessities of life; (e) Habitual drunkenness of the respondent; (f) A felony conviction of the respondent; - 2 - (g) Cruel and inhumane treatment of the petitioner causing bodily injury or great mental distress; (h) Incurable insanity, or; (i) When husband and wife have lived separately under a decree of separate maintenance of any state for three consecutive years without cohabitation. 5. LEGAL SEPARATION : The grounds for legal separation in the State of Utah include: (a) Willful desertion; (b) Living separate and apart without cohabitation; and, (c) Gross neglect. This package does not contain forms for a legal separation. 6. WAITING PERIOD : In Utah, there is a waiting period of ninety (90) days after the filing of the divorce action before a Decree of Divorce will be granted. 7. ALIMONY/SUPPORT : Since this is an agreed upon divorce, you and your spouse will decide issues of alimony. The forms assume that no alimony will be paid and is waived but you may add provisions for alimony if you desire. In a contested case, the court may order either party to pay the other alimony after consideration of the following factors: (a) The financial condition and needs of the recipient spouse; (b) The recipient's earning capacity or ability to produce income; (c) The ability of the payor spouse to provide support; (d) The length of the marriage; (e) Whether the recipient spouse has custody of minor children requiring support; (f) Whether the recipient spouse worked in a business owned or operated by the payor spouse; (g) Whether the recipient spouse directly contributed to any increase in the payor spouse's skill by paying for education received by the payor spouse or allowing the payor spouse to attend school during the marriage; and, (h) The court may consider the fault of the parties in determining alimony. As a general rule, the court should look to the standard of living, existing at the time of separation, in determining alimony. However, the court shall consider all relevant facts and equitable principles and, in its discretion, may base alimony on the standard of living - 3 - that existed at the time of trial. In marriages of short duration, when no children have been conceived or born during the marriage, the court may consider the standard of living that existed at the time of the marriage. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY: Since this is an agreed upon divorce, the parties will agreed to property distributions. Utah courts recognize the principles of equitable distribution, in that all of the parties' property will be divided by the court in a manner that the court determines is equitable to each party. 9. NAME CHANGE: Although there is no statutory provision for the restoration of a wife's maiden name upon divorce, there is a general statutory provision which permits such a change upon petition to the court. For more information, see the Utah Divorce Law Summary. - 4 - FORMS LIST This packet contains the following: 1. Civil Cover Sheet (UT-801D) 2. Complaint for Dissolution of Marriage Contract (UT-803D) 3. Acceptance, Wavier, and Consent (UT-804D) 4. Separation and Property Settlement Agreement (UT-806D) 5. Affidavit in Support of Decree (Petitioner) (UT-807D) 5a. Affidavit in Support of Decree (Respondent) (UT-808D) 6. Decree (UT-810D) 7. Notice of Entry of Decree (UT-811D) 8. Certificate of Divorce, Dissolution, or Annulment (UT-522D) You and your spouse must agree to all terms of the divorce to use this packet. - 5 - FORM EXPLANATIONS All forms included in this package are identified below. 1. Civil Cover Sheet (UT-801D) – This form is used by the Courts to identify the type of case before it and to identify the parties to the actions. 2. Complaint for Dissolution of Marriage Contract (UT-803D) - The Complaint for Dissolution of Marriage Contract is the document is the document is which you are asking the court to grant your divorce along with any other relief requested. 3. Acceptance of Service, Wavier and Consent (UT-804D) – This document is used by the Respondent to acknowledge receipt of the Petition and Summons and to enter an appearance. It is further used to request that the Court grant a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage pursuant to the terms of Petitioner's Petition at any time and without further notice to Respondent. 4. Separation and Property Settlement Agreement (UT-806D) – This document provides for the final distribution of any assets and debts of the parties, provides for support of any children of the marriage and documents any other agreements reached between the parties. 5. Affidavit in Support of Decree (Petitioner) (UT-807D) - This document is used to state that the allegations contained in the Petition are true, and that a judgment may be entered according to the information stated in the Complaint, Separation and Property Settlement Agreement and Decree. 5a. Affidavit in Support of Decree (Respondent) (UT-808D) - This document is used to state that the allegations contained in the Petition are true, and that a judgment may be entered according to the information stated in the Complaint, Separation and Property Settlement Agreement and Decree. 6. Decree of Dissolution of Marriage (UT-810D) – This document grants the dissolution of marriage and any other relief requested. 7. Notice of Entry of Decree (UT-811D) – This document is used to provide notice to any interested parties that a Decree of Dissolution of Marriage has been entered. - 6 - 8. Certificate of Divorce, Dissolution or Annulment (UT-522D) – This form is used by the Utah Department of Health for statistical purposes only. - 7 - SAMPLE STEPS TO NO-FAULT DIVORCE STEP 1: The filing party (Petitioner) should complete and file the Civil Cover Sheet (Form 1), the Certificate of Divorce (Form 8) , and the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (Form 2) , taking care to correctly fill in blanks with appropriate responses. STEP 2: The Petitioner should then provide the Respondent with a copy of the Petition (Form 2) and the Certificate of Divorce (Form 8), along with the Acceptance, Waiver and Consent form (Form 3) . The Respondent should be instructed to sign and date Form 3 in front of a Notary and return the form to the Petitioner. Once the signed Acceptance, Waiver and Consent form (Form 3) is returned, it should be filed with the Clerk of Court. STEP 3: The Separation and Property Settlement Agreement (Form 4) should then be completed by the parties, making certain to agree to all of the terms contained therein. STEP 4: Both parties should then each complete the Affidavit in Support of the Decree (Form 5 and Form 5a) . There is a separate form for the Petitioner and Respondent. STEP 5: The completed Separation and Property Settlement Agreement (Form 4) and both Affidavits in Support of the Decree (Form 5 and Form 5a) should then be filed with the Clerk of Court in the County in which the Dissolution action is filed. STEP 6: The Decree (Form 6) should then be filled out along with the Notice of Entry of Decree form (Form 7) . STEP 7: After the required waiting period of ninety (90) days after the filing of the divorce action, contact the clerk for a time to present the Decree (Form 6) to the Court. Ask the clerk what procedures the Judge uses in your county for this and follow this procedure. STEP 8: Decree (Form 6) presented to Judge for signature. After Decree (Form 6) is signed, both the Decree (Form 6) and the Notice of Entry of Decree (Form 7) are filed with the Clerk of Court. Notes: When presenting Pleadings to the Clerk make sure you have at least 4 copies for the Clerk. The Clerk will return the copies to you that the Court does not need. - 8 - If a Certificate of Mailing is on any form, a copy of the form should be mailed to the person indicated. CHECKLIST Civil Cover Sheet, Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and Certificate of Divorce completed and filed with Clerk of Court. Filing fee paid. Respondent provided with copy of Petition, Certificate of Divorce and Acceptance, Waiver and Consent form. Respondent completes Acceptance, Waiver and Consent form and returns document to Petitioner for filing. Separation and Property Settlement Agreement completed by the parties. Each party completes Affidavit in Support of the Decree . Completed Separation and Property Settlement Agreement and both Affidavits in Support of the Decree filed with Clerk of Court. Decree and Notice of Entry of Decree completed by Petitioner. Required waiting period of ninety (90) days after the filing of the divorce action has elapsed. Clerk of Court contacted for information regarding presenting Decree to Court. Decree presented to Court for Judge’s signature. Decree and Notice of Entry of Decree filed with Clerk of Court. - 9 - NOTE ABOUT COMPLETING THE FORMS The forms in this packet contain “form fields” created using Microsoft Word. “Form fields” facilitate completion of the forms using your computer. They do not limit you ability to print the form “in blank” and complete with a typewriter or by hand. If you do not see the gray shaded form fields, go the View menu, click on Toolbars, and then select Forms. This will open the forms toolbar. Look for the button on the forms toolbar that resembles a shaded letter “a”. 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You will be able to navigate through the document from form field to form field using your tab key. Tab to a form field and insert your data. If you experience problems, please let us know. - 10 - LAW SUMMARY You may access the law summary for your State by using the link below: http://secure.uslegalforms.com/lawsummary/UT/UT-004-D.htm - 11 - DISCLAIMER These materials were developed by U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. based upon statutes and forms for the State of Utah. All Information and Forms are subject to this Disclaimer: All forms in this package are provided without any warranty, express or implied, as to their legal effect and completeness. Please use at your own risk. If you have a serious legal problem we suggest that you consult an attorney. U.S. Legal Forms, Inc. does not provide legal advice. The products offered by U.S. Legal Forms (USLF) are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. 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