Forms for an Uncontested Divorce
February 12th, 2010Below is the list of forms needed in order to file an uncontested (Joint Petition for) divorce in and around Boston and Massachusetts.
- Joint Petition for Divorce
- Affidavit of Irretrievable Breakdown
- R408
- Financial Statement of both parties
- Separation Agreement *
- Request for Trial
- If there are children involved, then you will also need:
- Child Support Guidelines
- Affidavit of Care & Custody
- Parental Education Certificate
* The Separation Agreement is the most important part of the filing packet because it is a contract that governs the divorce. Forms are easy to fill out and an attorney’s role is not simply to fill out forms. The purpose of a divorce attorney in an uncontested divorce case is to counsel his client on all the different issues that might come up in a divorce and after and to make sure they are all addressed in the Separation Agreement. A Separation Agreement, just like any other contract, should be drafted and reviewed by an attorney who is familiar with the subject.
For a free consultation with a Boston Divorce Lawyer call (617) 273-5110 and ask for Gabriel Cheong.
I live in Florida and am in the process of separating from my wife. We are a same sex couple who visited Boston to get married. Out divorce will be uncontested but how can we make it happen since we are not residences of Boston?