Uncontested Divorce (Without Children) Document Checklist printable pdf download

**THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE USED AS A GUIDE ONLY AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPER LEGAL ADVICE**

UNCONTESTED DIVORCE (W/O CHILDREN)

DOCUMENT CHECKLIST

This is just a checklist. For instruction on how to fill out and file the documents, please refer to the

INSTRUCTIONS that accompany this checklist. In this checklist, "You" are the Plaintiff, and "Spouse" is the

Defendant.

FIRST:

File these at the Legal Documents Branch of the Circuit Court:

Take these documents to the Legal Documents Branch of the Second Circuit Court (Hoapili Hale, 2145

Main Street, Wailuku) Room 106. A Court clerk will file-stamp each document, keep the original for

the Court's file, and return the copies to you.

Name of Document

Copies

Signed by

Comments

COMPLAINT FOR

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You

Filing this starts the divorce process. The Court Clerk will assign

DIVORCE

a case number. Fill in this number on the other documents that

you will file later.

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SUMMONS TO

Court

Staple a copy behind each copy of the Complaint for Divorce

ANSWER COMPLAINT

Clerk

before you take them to be filed

MATRIMONIAL

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You

ACTION

INFORMATION

INCOME AND

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You

Must be dated 60 days current of the date your case is placed on

EXPENSE STATEMENT

the calendar.

OF PLAINTIFF

ASSET AND DEBT

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You

Must be dated 60 days current of the date your case is placed on

STATEMENT OF

the calendar.

PLAINTIFF

If your spouse will not sign an Appearance and Waiver, you must properly serve the Complaint for Divorce

and Summons to Answer Complaint on your spouse and file one of the following:

Name of Document

Copies

Signed by

Comments

PROOF OF SERVICE

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This Document must be completed by the person who delivers

the Complaint for Divorce and Summons to Answer Complaint

to your spouse.

cannot be file-stamped by the Court clerk

until the person who served the documents completes filling it

out.

You

MOTION FOR SERVICE

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If your spouse lives out-of-state, you can send the Complaint for

BY MAIL AND

AFFIDAVIT; ORDER

Divorce and Summons to Answer Complaint by certified, registered

FOR SERVICE BY

mail, return receipt requested.

This form asks the Court's

permission for you to do so. You must sign this document before a

MAIL

notary public.

Reprographics (11/2016)

2F-P-451 (7-2016)

Section 508 Certified

Uncontested Divorce (Without Children) Document Checklist

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