Step One: Filing the Notice to Defend, Complaint, and Verification (Form 1)
To initiate a divorce, you begin by filing a “Complaint.” This Complaint must include two additional forms: the “Notice to Defend and Claim Rights” on top, and the “Verification” at the bottom. The Complaint is submitted to the office responsible for legal pleadings. A filing fee is required, unless you qualify for a waiver to proceed In Forma Pauperis, in which case a request must accompany your Complaint. The forms will include a caption at the top, which contains the names of the county, your name, your spouse’s name, and the docket number assigned by the office where you filed. This caption must be consistent across all documents in your case, regardless of who files them.
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