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Instructions
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CLICK ON THE INSTRUCTIONS LINK IMMEDIATELY ABOVE FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND CHECKLISTS FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF COURT ACTIONS FOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT (FOR EXAMPLE, DIVORCE, DISSOLUTIONS, REQUESTS TO THE COURT FOR ORDERS).
YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM AN ATTORNEY.
THE FORM PROVIDED FOR THE SEPARATION AGREEMENT MAY NOT ADEQUATELY COVER ALL THE PROPERTY ISSUES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES. IT IS INTENDED AS GUIDANCE ONLY, NOT EITHER AS A REQUIRED FORM OR AS A COMPLETE FORM FOR ALL CASES. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MODIFYING THE AGREEMENT TO FIT YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR FINDING A FORM THAT FITS YOUR CASE MORE ACCURATELY.
WE HAVE PROVIDED NO SEPARATION AGREEMENT FORM FOR CASES INVOLVING MINOR CHILDREN DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THOSE AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES.
Case Designation Sheet
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Given to the Clerk of Courts when you file a new case.
Complaint for Divorce
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Filed to begin the divorce case.
Appendix A (Personal History & Financial Affidavit)
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Required for all new divorces and dissolutions.
Parenting Affidavit
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Required for all actions involving minor children.
Motion for Mutual Restraining Orders
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Filed with a complaint or counterclaim to have the court prohibit transfer of money or property and prohibit harassing each other.
Request For Service
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Filed with a complaint or motion (that re-opens a case) to have the Clerk of Courts send documents to the other party.
Motion to File Without Payment of Costs, Poverty Affidavit, and Order for Filing
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You complete and file the motion and affidavit to show the court why you cannot pay the full cost deposit, and you give the Clerk of Courts the Order for Filing to take to the Magistrate or Judge to see if they will approve your request.
Answers
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Filed if you want to respond to your spouse’s complaint for divorce or legal separation.
Answer and Counterclaim
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Filed if you want to respond to the complaint and to file your own request for a divorce or legal separation.
Petition for Dissolution
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Signed by both spouses and filed when you both want to end the marriage and you both have agreed in writing about what happens regarding the children and your property and debts.
Waivers of Service of Summons
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Filed with a petition for dissolution so the Clerk of Courts does not have to send you another copy of your petition.
Separation Agreement
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What you must file with the petition for dissolution to show the details of your agreement. The form provided is only for couples without children because of the complexity of issues regarding children.
Decree of Dissolution
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You must take this with you when you go to your dissolution hearing, and you will need to have at least two copies of the decree and at least three copies of the separation agreement.
Child Support Computation Worksheets (Sole Residential / Shared Parenting and Split Parenting)
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These are used to calculate child support whenever there are minor children involved, even if you decide that neither one of you should pay child support.
Request for Continuance
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To be filed when you have a good reason to ask to change the date and time of a hearing scheduled by the court.
Notice of Hearing
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To be provided to the court assistant for scheduling a hearing that you have requested.
Request to Extend Time to File Objections to Magistrate's Decision
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To be filed to get time to get the transcript before you actually detail why you think the Decision was wrong.
Objections to Magistrate's Decision
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To be filed to explain why you object to any Decision that a Magistrate has filed.
Request for Transcript
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To be provided to the Hancock County Court Reporters to order a transcript and get an estimate of the cost of the transcript; needed when objecting to a Magistrate’s Decision.
Notice and Request to Dismiss/Judgment Entry
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If you decide to dismiss a case or motion that you filed.
Notice of Intent to Relocate
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Notice that a residential parent will be moving.
Motion for Contempt with Instructions for Service
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Filed if you believe the other party has violated a court order; tells what you think he/she did wrong, gives notice of potential penalties, and tells the Clerk how to send it to the other party.
Order to Appear and Show Cause
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Can be filed with Motion for Contempt to get court order requiring the other party to appear at the hearing.
Motion for Modification of Parental Rights and Responsibilities
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Filed when you want the court to change some orders regarding residential parent, legal custody, shared parenting, parenting time (i.e. visitation).
Motion to Modify Child Support Obligation(s)
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Filed when you want the court to change some orders regarding who pays what and how much for the children.
Consent Judgment Entry
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Taken to Domestic Relations Court if you and your former spouse agree to some changes in the parenting arrangements (residential parent, parenting time, support). You prepare a Consent Judgment Entry in this form to address the areas you want to modify by agreement.
Order for Health Insurance Coverage
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Must be included in all orders regarding support of children as medical support/insurance is part of the obligation of support.
Consent Judgment Entry re: Arrearages
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If both parties to a support order agree that a credit should be given against an existing arrearage, this can be completed and submitted to the Domestic Relations Court.
Note: THESE FORMS DO NOT REPRESENT ALL DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED IN THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT. EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT, AND YOU HAVE TO ADJUST WHAT YOU FILE TO YOUR PARTICULAR CASE. THESE ARE PROVIDED TO ASSIST YOU IN PREPARING YOUR DOCUMENTS, NOT TO GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL HAVE ALL POTENTIAL PAPERWORK OR THAT YOU WILL BE GRANTED WHAT YOU WANT.
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