IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ___________________________________ Co-Petitioner, vs. ___________________________________ Co-Petitioner. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No._____________________________ JOINT PETITION FOR SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE NOW COME Co-Petitioners and hereby petition this Court for a Dissolution of the Marriage. In support of this Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, the parties state as follows: 1. Their marriage registration and marital circumstances are: Marriage Date City County State HUSBAND Separation Date WIFE Name Name Residence Address County Residence Address County City Zip Code City Zip Code Social Security Number Birthdate Social Security Number Birthdate Occupation Age Now YES Occupation Age Now YES State Residence in Illinois 90 Days Immediately Before Filing Length of Residence in Illinois State Residence in Illinois 90 Days Immediately Before Filing Length of Residence in Illinois NO YEARS NO YEARS 2. The duration of the marriage does not exceed 8 years. 3. Irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and the parties have been separated 6 months or more. Efforts at reconciliation have failed and/or future attempts at reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best interests of the family. 4. No children were born of the relationship of the parties or adopted by the parties during the marriage, and the wife, to her knowledge, is not pregnant by the husband. (White –Circuit Clerk; Yellow – PL; Pink – DF) Page 1 of 3 C:\FORMS\DI000007.DIV REV.: 4/05/05 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com 5. The parties waive any right to a bifurcated hearing in this matter. (A hearing held in 2 parts – one to decide the issues related to granting the dissolution and the other to decide any property or related issues.) 6. Neither party is dependent on the other for financial support and each party waives the right to maintenance (commonly known as alimony). 7. Neither party has any interest in real estate. 8. Neither party has a gross annual income in excess of $20,000. Husband’s gross annual income from all sources is $_______________. Wife’s gross annual income from all sources is $_______________. The total annual income of the parties is less than $35,000. 9. The parties have disclosed to each other all assets and tax returns for all years of their marriage. 10. The parties agree the total fair market value of all marital property, after deducting any debts, is less than $10,000. 11. The parties have executed a written Agreement dividing all assets in excess of $100.00 in value and allocating responsibility for all debts/liabilities between the parties. A copy of this Agreement, signed by both parties, is filed with this Petition. WHEREFORE, THE PARTIES PRAY THAT: 1. A Dissolution of Marriage be granted, dissolving the bonds of matrimony between them. 2. The written Agreement of the Parties dividing marital assets, debts and liabilities, a copy of which is filed with this Petition, be incorporated into the final order and judgment of this Court granting the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. 3. Optional. The wife be restored to her former/maiden name of ______________________________ (Type or print wife’s maiden or former name) 4. That this Court grant the parties such other relief as may be just. ______________________________________ Co-Petitioner ______________________________________ Co-Petitioner (White –Circuit Clerk; Yellow – PL; Pink – DF) Page 2 of 3 C:\FORMS\DI000007.DIV REV.: 4/05/05 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com VERIFICATION STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF DEKALB ) )SS. ) __________________________________, Wife and Co-Petitioner, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and says that I have read the foregoing Joint Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage, understand the contents thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. __________________________________________ Wife Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this _________ day of ___________________, ________. ________________________________ Notary Public STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF DEKALB ) )SS. ) __________________________________, Husband and Co-Petitioner, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and says that I have read the foregoing Joint Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage, understand the contents thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. __________________________________________ Husband Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this _________ day of ___________________, ________. ________________________________ Notary Public (White –Circuit Clerk; Yellow – PL; Pink – DF) Page 3 of 3 C:\FORMS\DI000007.DIV REV.: 4/05/05 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com