IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ___________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT __________________ COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ___________________________ Plaintiff VS. Defendant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. _______________ JOINT PETITION FOR SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE _____________________________________________________________ Now comes Plaintiff, ________________________________ , without counsel, and Defendant, __________________________________ , without counsel, and hereby petition this Honorable Court for a dissolution of the marriage between Plaintiff and Defendant. In support of this petition for dissolution of marriage, the parties state as follows: 1. The Plaintiff is presently __________ years of age; Plaintiff’s occupation is __________ ________________________________ . Plaintiff’s resides at __________________ __________________________________________________________,, Illinois; and , [ ] has [ ] has not resided in the State of Illinois for at least ninety (90) days immediately preceding the filing of this petition for Dissolution of Marriage. 2. The Defendant is presently __________ years of age; Defendant’s occupation is _______ ________________________________ . Defendant resides at __________________ , __________________________________________________________, , Illinois; and [ ] has [ ] has not resided in the State of Illinois for at least ninety (90) days immediately preceding the filing of this petition for Dissolution of Marriage. 3. The Plaintiff of Defendant have been married for less than eight (8) years prior to the filing of this petition; they were married on ______________________ ; and the marriage was , registered in ______________________ County, _______________________________. . 4. No children were born the Plaintiff and Defendant during their relationship; no children were adopted by the parties; and _________________________________________ , to her knowledge, is not pregnant. 5. The parties have lived separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of six (6) months and irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of their American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com marriage; efforts reconciliation have failed and future attempts at reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best interests of the parties. The parties have signed an affidavit waiving the requirement for a continuous period living separate and apart in excess of two (2) years. The parties have lived separate and apart since __________________________, ______________. 6. Neither party is dependent on the other party for spousal support (also known as alimony or maintenance), or each party is willing to waive the right to spousal support. Both parties understand that consulting with attorneys may help determine eligibility for spousal support. Both Plaintiff and Defendant waive any rights to maintenance. 7. Neither Plaintiff nor Defendant has any interest in real property (real estate). 8. The parties have disclosed to each other all assets and their tax returns for all years of the marriage. 9. Neither party has a gross annualized income in excess of $20,000; the Plaintiff’s gross annual income from all sources is $_____________________ ; the Defendant’s gross annual income from all sources is $ _____________________ ; and the total annual income of the parties is less than $35,000.00. 10. The total fair market value of all marital property, after deducting all encumbrances, is less than $10,00.00 and the parties have executed a written agreement dividing all assets in excess of $100.00 in value and allocating responsibility for debts and liabilities between the parties. A copy of the written agreement, signed by both parties, is filed with this petition. 11. (Optional) ______________________’s former/maiden name was _____________________. WHEREFORE, the parties pray as follows: A. That the parties be awarded a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between them. B. That the written agreement of the parties dividing marital assets, debt, 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. C. (Optional) That ____________________________________ be restored to her former/maiden name, _________________________. D. That this Court grant the parties such other and further relief as may be just. ____________________________________ Plaintiff ____________________________________ Defendant American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com VERIFICATION STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) COUNTY OF __________________ ) SS___________________________________ I, _______________________________________ , Plaintiff, being first duly sworn upon oath, depose and say that I have read the foregoing Joint Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, understand the contents thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. _______________________________________ Plaintiff Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this ______ Day of_______________, _________. ____________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) COUNTY OF __________________ ) SS___________________________________ I, ___________________________________________, Defendant, being first duly sworn upon oath, depose and say that I have read the foregoing Joint Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, understand the contents thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. _______________________________ Defendant Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this ______ Day of_______________, _________. ____________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com