Form Dv-I 117.1 - How To Get A Divorce (No Children)

State of Illinois

Instruction Book for Dissolution of Marriage Court Forms

The judge cannot allow you to begin using a new

STEP 1: COMPLETE FORMS.

name you have never used before.

If you want to use a name you have never used before

A. Petition for Dissolution of Marriage/Civil Union

you will have to start a separate court case by filing a

(Divorce No Children)

Request for Name Change (Adult). You can find the

To help you fill out the form, the Petition has line-by-line

forms at:

instructions on the left-side of the form. Below is more

helpful information.

B. Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage

Section 5(e): Reason for Divorce

You must complete this form and file it with the Circuit

All divorces are granted because of irreconcilable

Clerk.

differences.

Get this form from the Circuit Clerk.

If you are representing yourself you will leave box 17

Irreconcilable Differences: means you and your

blank.

spouse do not get along anymore and you do not

Boxes 18 and 19 are for the Circuit Clerk to complete

want to be married.

so leave those blank.

If you have been separated 6 months or more, tell this

to the judge.

C. Notice Form

If you have been separated less than 6 months you

Complete one of these forms:

will have to show the judge that you and your spouse:

•

1. Summons: use this if you are going to have the

Separated because you cannot get along

sheriff serve a copy of your forms on your spouse;

anymore; AND

•

Tried to fix the problems in your marriage, but

2. Entry of Appearance: use this if your spouse

could not, or the problems are so bad that trying

agrees that the sheriff does not have to serve

to fix them is not best for your family.

them with a copy of your forms.

You can find these forms at:

Section 7: Debts

You must tell the court if you and your spouse have debts

from the marriage that are still owed. If you and your

spouse cannot agree on how to divide the debt, the judge

STEP 2: WHAT DO I DO AFTER I

will decide who is responsible for each debt.

FILL OUT MY FORMS?

Sections 8, 9, 10 & 11: Personal Property, Real Estate

Pension/Retirement Accounts & Money Claims

File your forms with the Circuit Clerk in the county

You must tell the court if you and your spouse own

where your court case should be filed.

personal property (clothing/furniture), real estate,

File your case in the county you live in or the county

pension/retirement accounts, or money claims. If you and

your spouse lives in.

your spouse cannot agree on how to divide the property,

If you are an inmate in a prison or jail and don’t have

the judge will decide who gets the property.

an attorney, you may file your forms by mail.

Otherwise, you must electronically file (e-file) your

forms.

Section 12: Maintenance/Spousal Support

If you are unable to e-file for other reasons, you can

Maintenance/ spousal support is money paid from one

ask the court to file by mail or in person. To ask the

spouse to the other on a regular basis.

court for approval to file this way, you can use the

To get maintenance/spousal support you must show

Certification for Exemption from E-Filing form found

the court there is a good reason such as a long

here:

marriage, poor health, or an inability to support

default.a

yourself.

sp.

The judge is not required to order

To e-file, create an account with an e-filing service

maintenance/spousal support.

provider. Visit

providers.htm

to select a service provider. Some

service providers are free, while others charge a

Section G: Former Name

processing fee. For instructions on how to e-file for

You must tell the court if you want to go back to using a

free with Odyssey eFileIL, see Odyssey File & Serve:

former name.

Individual Filer User Guide here:

The judge can allow you to return to any name you

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have used before.

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Find Illinois Supreme Court approved forms at: .

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