Form 1 - Request For Divorce (Complaint) Page 4

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Step 4
Fill out these papers and give them to the Court Clerk (file):
Divorce Agreement, Form 5. Must be signed and notarized by both you and your spouse.
Final Decree of Divorce, Form 6. Must be signed by both you and your spouse.
Court Order for Divorcing Spouses, Form 7. Must be signed by both you and your spouse.
Both spouses must obey this order!
Divorce Certificate
Ask the Clerk for this paper. Don’t use a copy. Fill out as much of it as you can. Ask the
Clerk about the deadline for this paper.
Notice of Hearing to Approve Irreconcilable Differences Divorce, Form 8
Step 5
Wait at least 60 days after filing your Request for Divorce (Form 1) then:
Call the Clerk. Has it been more than 180 days since the last person signed the Divorce
Agreement? Then you must fill out a new Divorce Agreement.
Ask the court clerk how to get a court date for the Final Divorce Hearing. Ask if you need any
other papers to set the hearing date.
If needed, complete and file the Notice of Hearing to Approve Irreconcilable Differences
Divorce, Form 8, with the Court Clerk. You must mail your spouse a copy.
Step 6
Go to the Courthouse on the date of your Final Divorce Hearing.
It’s best if both spouses go, but if you are the spouse who filed the divorce, you must go to the
hearing. It's best if both spouses go to the hearing. Even though you and your spouse agree
on the divorce, the judge still must approve the forms. The judge may have questions on the
forms. It's in your best interest to be in court so you can answer the judge's questions. Some
counties require that both spouses go to the hearing. Check with the Court Clerk.
What if only one spouse goes and the judge changes something? You will have to go back
to court later. Bring copies of all the date-stamped divorce papers with you. Bring a copy of
the Final Decree of Divorce, Form 6.
Step 7
After the hearing, go to the Court Clerk’s office. Ask how to get the signed copy
of the Final Divorce Order. You may have to pay for copies. You will have to pay
for certified copies.
If you asked that your name be changed in the divorce papers, get a certified copy
of the Final Divorce Order.
If your spouse did not go to the hearing, you must mail him/her a copy of this Order.
Get ready for your Court Hearing
It's best if both spouses go to the hearing.
Some counties require both spouses to go.
Before the hearing:
Check with the Court Clerk. You don’t need
Dress neatly. Wear clothes that look like a
witnesses.
businessperson.
Wear clothes that show
Get to court early on the day of your hearing.
respect for the court. This means:
You may need to find parking and go through
 No shorts.
security.
 No tank tops or low cut tops.
Go to the Clerk’s Office to make sure your
 No crop tops that show your belly.
case is on the calendar.
 No T-shirts with words or pictures.
 Turn off your cell phone or pager.
Sit down in the courtroom. Wait for your name
to be called. (There may be other cases
Take all of your court papers.
ahead of you.)
July 2017
Agreed Divorce Instructions
Page 4 of 7
Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court

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