Fill and Sign the Tennessee Petition for Divorce for People with No Children Form

July 2011 (Form 1) Request for Divorce Page 1 of 4 Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court This form is only for spouses who: Have no children together who are under 18, in high school, or disabled. Agree how to divide their property and debt, and have no land, or businesses, or retirement benefits. One or both spouses lived in Tennessee for at least 6 months and/or they lived in Tennessee when they decided to divorce. If you do not meet these rules, you cannot use these forms. Please talk to a lawyer. BOTH SPOUSES SIGNED AND NOTARIZED THE DIVORCE AGREEMENT A NSWER EACH QUESTION .  Residency - (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY ): My spouse or I have lived in Tennessee for at least 6 months. I was living in Tennessee when the reason for this divorce happened. O ur differences arose in Tennessee.  Venue – ( CHECK ONE ) I am filing for divorce in this County because : My spouse and I lived in this County when we separated. Address: Street Address City State Zip My spouse lives in this County. I live in this County and my spouse does not live in Tennessee, or is in jail.  Reason for Divorce - (you must both sign and notarize the Divorce Agreement to use this form ): My spouse and I can no longer get along, and we have irreconcilable differences.  Children - My spouse and I have no children together who are under 18, in high school, or disabled. Children together means children you had together, born before your marriage, AND any and all children born during your marriage or adopted. The Wife - (CHECK ONE): is is not pregnant. (If the Wife is pregnant, you cannot use this form.)  Date of Separation - My spouse and I decided to divorce on ( CHECK O NE): The date of filing this paper ( REQUEST FOR DIVORCE ); or The date we started living apart: (MM/DD/YYYY ): We were married on (MM/DD/YYYY ): in: (City, County, State or Foreign Country) State of Tennessee Court (Must Be Completed) County (Must Be Completed) Request for Divorce (Complaint) File No. (Must Be Completed) Division (Large Counties Only) Plaintiff (Name: First, Middle, Last) of S pouse F iling the D ivorce) De fendant (Name: First, Middle, Last of the O ther S pouse) July 2011 (Form 1) Request for Divorce Page 2 of 4 Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court  Orders of Protection and Injunctions: If you have an Order of Protection, it will stay in effect until the divorce judge changes it. Or it has already expired ( CHECK THE BOX TO DESCRIBE YOUR POSITION ): No Order of Protection has been in effect during this case. The Order of Protection is ended (expired). The Order of Protection is active when I file this paper (Request for Divorce) and so will stay in effect until the divorce judge changes it. (A TTACH A COPY OF ORDER OF PROTECTION ) Restraining Order ( CHECK ONE ): No Restraining Order other than the Statutory Injunction, which applies in every divorce case, has been in effect during this case. Other ( DESCRIBE ):  Wife’s Informa tion Name: First Name Middle Name Maiden Name Last Name (now) Address: Street Address City State Zip Birthplace City and State or Foreign Country Birth Date (MM/DD/YYYY ): Race: Hispanic Other: How many marriages before this one? How long has she lived in Tennessee? years months Active - duty U.S. Armed Services?  Husband’s Information Name: First Name Middle Name Maiden name Last name (Now) Address: Street address City State Zip Birthplace City and State or Foreign Country Birth date (MM/DD/YYYY ): Race: White Hispanic Black Other: How many marriages before this one? How long has he lived in Tennessee? years months Active - duty U.S. Armed Services? V ICTIMS OF D OMESTIC V IO LENCE You do not have to list a home address below. You may list a P.O. Box instead. The local domestic violence agency can help you. Call 1 - 800 - 356 - 6767 or go to www.tcadsv.org July 2011 (Form 1) Request for Divorce Page 3 of 4 Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court  Financial Information Real Property (Hous e, Land , or Mobile Homes that are permanently attached to the ground) My spouse and I : Do NOT own Real P roperty. If either of you have REAL Property, please see a lawyer first. Personal Property (such as Cars, Mobile Homes (not permanently attached to the ground) , Bank Accounts) Own property and have filed the Divorce Agreement that lists how our property is divided. Do not own Personal Property (such as Cars, Mobile Homes, Bank Accounts) (If either of y ou has a Pension or Retirement A ccount or o wn a B usiness, you cannot use these forms. P lease see a lawyer first.) Debts – My spouse and I (check one ): Do NOT have debts. Have debts and have filed a Divorce Agreement that lists how our debts are divided. One or both of us has filed for a Ban kruptcy and it is still active.  Alimony (check one): Neither spouse wants alimony. One of the spouses wants alimony, as agreed to in our Divorce Agreement. Name Change (check below to change a spouse’s name back to the name used before this marri age) Wife requests First Name Middle Name Last Name Husband requests First Name Middle Name Last Name Court Costs (check one): Who will pay the court costs for this divorce? Spouses will each pay 50% of the costs. Husband will pay all costs. Wife will pay all costs. Other agreement: ______________________________________ ____________________. Divorce Agreement Our signed Divorce Agreement (Form 5) is attached, and we ask the Court to approve it. I ask the Court to grant this divorce, make the other orders I have asked for above, and to make any other orders I am entitled to. July 2011 (Form 1) Request for Divorce Page 4 of 4 Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court R EAD THE TEXT BELOW THEN SIGN ONLY IN FRONT OF A NOTARY Signed at (C ity) : on ( D ate): (MM/DD/YYYY) State of Tennessee, County of (N ame of C ount y W here N otarized) I know that Tennessee has laws against lying on purpose (perjury). I swear that: As far as I know, the information on this form is true. My request for divorce is serious. My spouse and I have not agreed to lie about the information in this divorce. SWORN to and SUBSCRIBED before me, on (date): Signed at ( C ity) : State of Tennessee, County of By (N ame of Person Filin g for D ivorce ): ( Signature of Person Filing for D ivorce): Signature of Notary Public, Stat e of Tennessee My commission expires: ________ ___ MM/DD/YYYY (N OTARY ’ S SEAL )