Step One: The Notice to Defend, Complaint, and Verification (Form 1)
A divorce case is initiated by filing a “Complaint.” Along with the Complaint, two additional forms must be included: the “Notice to Defend and Claim Rights” which should be attached at the top, and the “Verification” which must be attached at the bottom. The Complaint is filed with the office responsible for legal pleadings. A filing fee is required, unless you have been granted the right to proceed In Forma Pauperis, in which case the request must be included with your Complaint. The caption at the top of the forms will list the county’s name, your name, your spouse’s name, and the docket number assigned to your case by the office where legal pleadings are filed. This caption must appear consistently on all documents submitted throughout the case, regardless of who is filing them.
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