Form 1 - Request For Divorce (Complaint) Page 7
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33What if my spouse will not sign the Divorce
What if we can’t agree on alimony?
Agreement?
Then you can’t get an agreed divorce. Don’t use
Then you can’t get an agreed divorce. Don’t use
this packet. Is alimony important? Or is there a
this packet.
big difference in salaries? Then talk to a lawyer.
You and your spouse may:
You can still file a petition for divorce but
•
Talk to a mediator, who may be able to help
you can't use these forms or this packet!
you agree, or
•
Talk to a lawyer, or
Will the court decide on alimony?
•
File a regular divorce.
Alimony is money that one spouse pays the other
for support. In an agreed divorce, the spouses
How do we divide retirement funds?
decide whether there should be alimony, how
much it should be and for how long it should be
If either spouse has retirement funds, then you
paid. This goes in your Divorce Agreement. The
need to talk to a lawyer. You can't use these
Court has to approve it.
forms or this packet.
For example, some spouses decide that alimony
Should I talk to a lawyer about the Divorce
will be paid until:
Agreement?
•
The supported spouse remarries or lives with
Yes! Talk to a lawyer about your property, debt,
another person, or
and alimony. Some lawyers will help with just the
•
The supported spouse finishes school, or
Divorce Agreement. You do the rest of the case
•
One of the spouses dies.
on your own.
Alimony may make a significant difference in your
taxes. Talk to a tax expert before you sign the
Divorce Agreement.
The judge will review the proposed alimony
to make sure it is fair.
July 2017
Agreed Divorce Instructions
Page 7 of 7
Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court
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