IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF ______________________________) ______________________________) ______________________________) Petitioner vs No: ______________________________) ______________________________) ______________________________) Respondent PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE Comes now Petitioner,_______________________________________________pro-se, for his/her cause of action against Respondent, ___________________________________________________ Petitioner states: (1) The Petitioner is of the age of________ years, and is a resident of _________________________ __________________, Illinois. Petitioner has resided in the State of Illinois for more than 90 days and is employed as_______________________________. Respondent is of the age of ______________ years. Respondent is a resident of __________________, Illinois, and is employed as ______________________________________________. (2) Petitioner and Respondent were lawfully married on __________________________________ in ______________________________, and thereafter lived and cohabited together as husband and wife. (3) There were/were not ____________ children born or adopted of this marriage, being named __________________________ and of the age of ______________________________ , and reside at ____________________________________________. Petitioner is / is not now pregnant. 1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com (4) Petitioner states Respondent has been guilty of: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (5) That the parties are the owners of certain personal property being: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (6) That the parties are/are not owners of real estate known as: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (7) The parties have no/or the following debts: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ WHEREFORE PETITIONER PRAYS AS FOLLOWS: (A) That the bond of matrimony existing between the parties be dissolved. (B) That the Court make proper distribution of the property of the parties and allocation of debt. (C) That custody be awarded, Child support be ordered and visitation determined. (D) That maintenance be awarded/denied. (E) That the Petitioner be granted such further relief as the Court deems proper. UNDER PENALTIES PROVIDED BY LAW, THE UNDERSIGNED CERTIFIES THAT THE STATEMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS PETITION ARE TRUE AND CORRECT. Dated this _________ day of ____________________, 20 ______. Petitioner ____________________________________ Subscribed and sworn before me this date _________________________________________ Notary Public / Clerk of Court 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: AND NO:________________________________ AFFIDAVIT ______________________________on oath states he/she is Respondent in the above entitled cause, and that prior to _________________________________, the spouses have lived separate and apart for a continuous period of more than 6 months. That irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. ___________________________________ Respondent Signed and sworn to before me ____________________________ ____________________________ Circuit Clerk/Notary Public 3 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: AND NO: _______________________ AFFIDAVIT AS TO MILITARY SERVICE I,_______________________________, do hereby swear and/or affirm; l. That I am the Petitioner in the above entitled cause. 2. That neither myself nor the Respondent is in the Military Service of the United States. 3. That this affidavit is made in compliance with the provisions of the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940. ___________________________________ Petitioner Signed and sworn to before me ______________________________ ______________________________ Circuit Clerk/Notary Public 4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com STATE OF ILLINOIS FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MONTGOMERY COUNTY Case No. _____________________________ ENTRY OF APPEARANCE Now comes ____________________________________________________, Respondent in the above in the above entitled cause, and says that he/she has been provided with a copy of the Petition filed in this cause, that he/she has knowledge of the various matters and facts set forth therein, that he/she understands the requests of the Petitioner as contained in the prayers for relief in said Petition, that he/she neither admits nor denies the allegations as contained in said Petition, but submits himself/herself to the jurisdiction of the Court and files his/her Appearance herein for all purposes, including final hearing upon said Petition, and prays that the Court shall proceed, without notice to him/her, to a final hearing upon said Petition, with entry of such orders as the Court shall deem appropriate in the premises. ___________________________________ Respondent/Defendant ___________________________________ Address ___________________________________ City, State, Zip Code ___________________________________ Telephone The foregoing Entry of Appearance was read by ____________________________________ in my presence and at that time signed by him/her all done before me this_____________day of __________________________. ______________________________________________________ Notary Public / Clerk of Court 5 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF ______________________________) ______________________________) ______________________________) Petitioner Vs. No: __________________ ______________________________) ______________________________) ______________________________) Respondent JUDGMENT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE This cause came on for hearing on the Petition of __________________________________. Petitioner present in open court, Pro-se. Respondent present in open Court/having filed a written Entry of Appearance/being found in default after proper service. The Court, having heard the evidence as produced, and being fully advised in the premises, HEREBY FINDS AS FOLLOWS; 1. That the Petitioner is a resident of Illinois, and the Respondent is a resident of __________________________________. Petitioner has resided in the State of Illinois for more than 90 (ninety) days prior to the entry of this Judgment, and that the Court has proper jurisdiction of the matter. 2. That the Petitioner and Respondent were lawfully married on _______________________, 20___, and thereafter lived and cohabited together as husband and wife. 3. _______________ children were born or adopted of this marriage being named _______ ______________________________________________, and ________________________ years of age, and the Petitioner/Respondent is/is not now pregnant. 4. Grounds for this action are thereby established as follows: ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________. 5. The parties are owners of certain property. WHEREFORE IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS: A. That the bonds of matrimony existing between said parties be, and the same are, hereby dissolved, and each party be forever free of the obligations thereof. 6 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com B. Petitioner and/or Respondent are granted the possession of and title to the personal property he or she brought into the marriage/or granted the following property: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ C. The debts to persons or corporations in amounts as shown shall be paid as follows saving and holding the other party harmless: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ D. The care, custody, control and education of the minor child/children is/are awarded to _________________________________subject to reasonable and proper visitation/or specific visitation as follows:___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ E. Maintenance is denied/granted as follows:____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ F. Petitioner/Respondent is hereby restored the former name and shall be known as:________________________________________________________________________ _________. 7 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com G. Except as otherwise provided herein, all rights, claims and demands of either party against the other, resulting from this marital relationship shall be, and the same are hereby forever barred, extinguished, released and terminated; and that all the rights, title, claim or interest of either party in and to the property of the other party, be it real, personal or both, that he or she now owns, or may hereafter acquire by dower, homestead, jointure or otherwise be, and the same is hereby forever barred, released and terminated. Dated this ___________ day of ___________________________ , 20______ ______________________________________ Judge APPROVED: __________________________________ Petitioner __________________________________ Respondent 8 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com