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24. Can your spouse support him or herself through the combined

This does not include supporting any

minor children born of the marriage.

income from his or her employment and income from property that

he or she will receive in the dissolution?

Yes

Unknown

25. Is your spouse on active duty in the military?

If your spouse is on active duty in the

armed forces of the United States, the

Yes

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

You must enter

may prevent you from obtaining a

dissolution of marriage without your

a date on this

spouse’s consent. You should contact a

line.

lawyer about this situation prior to filing this

petition.

26. On what date were you married?

You must answer this

_____________

(MM/DD/YYYY)

question.

27. In what country, state and county did you get your marriage

You should enter the Country, State

and County where you marriage is

license?

registered.

This is not necessarily the same as the

Choose one...

county where you were married.

_________________________

__________________________

The City of St. Louis is considered a

(Country)

(State)

county and is the only city in the state of

Missouri that is a county.

_________________________

(Name of County)

28. On what date did you and your spouse separate?

The date of separation is not

necessarily the same as the date one party

moved out of the joint residence of the

You must enter

_____________

parties. Under some circumstances, the

a date on this

(MM/DD/YYYY)

parties may be separated and still be

line.

residing in the same residence.

29. Is there any reasonable likelihood that your marriage can be

If you answered “Yes”, then the court

will not grant a dissolution of marriage but

preserved?

may grant a legal separation.

Yes

30. Is your marriage irretrievably broken?

If you answered ‘No”, then the court will

not grant a dissolution of marriage but may

Yes

grant a legal separation.

31. State any arrangements which you and your spouse have

If you have unemancipated children,

please state any arrangements you and your

made for the maintenance of the other party or the custody and

spouse have concerning the support and

support of any children.

custody of the children. Maintenance is what

used to be called alimony. It refers to an

amount paid by one party to the other party

____________________________________________________________________

for his or her support. It is not the same as

child support.

____________________________________________________________________

32. Is Wife pregnant?

You should answer “Yes” if Wife is

pregnant even if Husband is not the father of

Yes

this child.

33. How many living children do you and your spouse have

Each one of these children

should be listed in your answers to

together that were born after the date of your marriage?

Questions 38 through 41.

Include in this number all living children

_________________

Do not answer this question “N/A” or

born to Wife during this marriage as a result

(Number of Children)

“Not Applicable.” You MUST enter

of sexual intercourse with Husband including

a number on this line.

children who are grown. Do not include

deceased children.

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage – Page 5 of 12

Form CAFC001-07/01/2012

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