Kentucky Divorce Forms and Papers

Divorce Packet All Types

Word (With Children Only)

Individual Forms

Kentucky divorce papers may be filed if one or both spouses must have been a state resident for at least 6 months. If the marriage has produced children still in their minority, the process can be difficult, and is best not attempted without professional legal help.

Otherwise, it is relatively simple in this state and can easily be accomplished without a lawyer if two (2) conditions are met;

1. The spouses, even though they no longer wish to remain married, are able to work together calmly and cooperatively to complete some paperwork.
2. The parties is that they are largely in agreement in how to split their assets and liabilities.

How to File For Divorce

Step 1 – If there are no minor children, the first step is for the spouses to decide who will be the filing spouse and who will be the defendant. The first three forms to fill out are the;

• Petition – With Children | Without Children
• Case Data Information Sheet

They must be filed with your county’s Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. A fee of $113 must be paid at the time of the filing; the fee changes from time to time, so it may turn out to be a bit more.

Step 2 – The filing partner must then meet with the other spouse, and give him or her a copy of the Summons. Then, together, you must fill out three more forms from the Kentucky Divorce Papers. They are the;

• Marital Settlement Agreement | Adobe PDF | Microsoft Word – Successfully getting past the Marital Settlement Agreement is the most difficult part of the whole process, because it is here that you set down the financial underpinnings of the divorce. You must decide on how to split assets such as the house, the car and the bank accounts. You must also decide on who will be responsible for the credit card debt and any loans. These three (3) forms must be filed, again, with the Clerk, within 30 days of the initial filing.
• Entry of Appearance Waiver
• Mandatory Case Disclosure

After you and your spouse have been separated for at least 60 days, you may file the last two forms. They are the;

• Disposition of Petitioner
• Findings of Fact
• Decree of Dissolution of Marriage

In Kentucky, there is no hearing. If no unusual problems crop up, the divorce will be approved, and you will receive the Decree of Dissolution by mail. At this time the divorce is complete.

Individual Forms

• Affidavit For Warning Order Attorney
• Case Disclosure Sheet
• Decree of Dissolution of Marriage
• Default Judgment Certification and Military Affidavit
• Default Judgment
• Deposition of Petitioner
• Divorce Order
• Entry of Appearance and Waiver
• Findings of Fact and Dissolution of Marriage
• Mandatory Case Disclosure Form
• Marital Settlement Agreement
  • Word Version
• Motion for Default Judgment and Decree of Dissolution of Marriage
• Motion Order to Proceed Without Paying Court Costs
• Notice Motion Order to Schedule Hearing
• Notice Motion to Move Case Forward
• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage With Children
• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage Without Children
• Respondent’s Mandatory Case Acknowledgment
• Restoration of Name