§ DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE FORMS PACKAGE
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE FORMS PACKAGE
Effective April 1, 2009.
[Publisher's note: Referenced interactive forms can be accessed at http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.asp?id=3832,
“Representing Yourself in Missouri Courts”.]
Introduction
The Unauthorized Practice of Law
These forms are provided at no cost to you by the Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Access to Family Courts so that you may have access to the Missouri Courts. It is a crime for another person to charge you a fee for preparing these forms for you unless that person is a licensed lawyer. If anyone other than a lawyer attempts to charge you for preparing these forms, you should notify the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel, 3335 American Avenue, Jefferson City, Missouri, 65109.
General Information about All Forms
Information that you enter on these forms can be saved on your computer ONLY if you are using Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader version 7.0 or higher. If you are using an earlier version of Adobe Reader, you should probably upgrade at this time.
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The forms listed below are interactive. You can enter the information on these forms before you print them. If you fill the forms in on your computer, much of the information you enter on one form is automatically transferred to other forms. For example, if you type your first name on the “Petition for Dissolution of Marriage,” your first name will also appear on the other forms.
Some forms refer to the husband and wife as the parties, while other forms refer to the parties as the Petitioner and the Respondent. The Parenting Plan refers to the Mother and Father. It is assumed that you are the petitioner, or the person filing the case. Because of this, you must indicate whether you are the Husband or the Wife so that information from one form can be automatically transferred to the other forms.
This package also contains bookmarks. These bookmarks help you to navigate throughout these forms. In addition, there are “Links” embedded in the forms. These links are usually green, and can take you to a related location in the forms.
If your spouse signs the “Answer” so that service of process is not required, then you only have to file one copy of the “Petition for Dissolution of Marriage”, “Statement of Income and Expenses”, “Statement of Property and Debt and Proposed Separation Agreement”, and “Parenting Plan”. If your spouse does not sign an “Answer”, then you must file one additional copy of all of these forms. You should also keep a copy of these forms for your records.
Some additional forms may be required by some Missouri Courts. You should check with your local court.
Do not file this page with the court