Form 1 - Request For Divorce (Complaint) (Page 2 of 33) in pdf

Mediation Can Help You and Your Spouse

Where can I get legal help and information?

Agree.

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Legal information and advice hotline -

You cannot use these forms or this packet if you

1-844-Help4TN (1-844-435-7486)

and your spouse can't agree on everything in the

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Divorce Agreement. However, a mediator is

someone who helps people agree. The mediator

o See if you qualify for free legal help

meets with you and your spouse to try to help you

online

and your spouse find an agreement that is ok for

o Find legal information

both of you. Many Court Clerks have lists of

mediators that you may contact.

o Find a list of free legal advice clinics

across the state

Note: Are you a victim of domestic violence?

Then you don’t have to meet the mediator with

your spouse. You and your spouse can have

Free Legal Help for Domestic Violence Victims

separate meetings. Sometimes a judge can

waive mediation.

Does your spouse hurt or threaten you? There

are special programs that can help you get free

What if the mediator can’t help us agree?

legal advice. They can also help if your spouse

won’t agree to a divorce.

Call these FREE

Then you can’t use this packet. Talk to a lawyer

hotlines to find help near you.

about filing a regular divorce.

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Tennessee Coalition for Domestic and Sexual

Violence – 1-800-356-6767 /

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Domestic Violence hotline – 1-800-799-7233

Before you fill out the forms, you need to know

that it is against the law to commit perjury.

Perjury is when you lie to the court on purpose.

Always tell the truth when you fill out

the forms and when you are in court.

Steps to Get an Agreed Divorce

Tip! Make extra copies of the blank forms in this packet. This is in case you make a mistake. Also, make

copies of all papers you give the Court Clerk. Ask the Clerk to date-stamp your copy. Keep all your date-

stamped divorce papers in a folder or envelope. Bring it with you when you go to court.

The top of all the forms looks the same. There is a big box with 3 rows. There is an example of this

box on page 3 of these instructions. The information in this box is important.

The first box in Row 1 shows that you are filing for divorce in Tennessee.

The second box in Row 1 shows the type of court where you will file for divorce. Fill out the type of

court where you will file for divorce. If you don't know which court, leave this box empty. Ask the

court clerk which court will hear your divorce. Then write that court in this blank. See page 5 of these

instructions for more information.

The third box in Row 1 shows the name of the county where you will file for divorce. Page 5 of these

instructions has information on what county you can file in. Write the name of the county where you will

file for divorce in this box.

Agreed Divorce Instructions

July 2017

Page 2 of 7

Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court

Form 1 - Request For Divorce (Complaint) Page 2

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