IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ________________________________; (Type or Print Plaintiffs Name) PLAINTIFF VS. NO. _______________________________________; (Type or Print Defendants Name) DEFENDANT JOINT AFFIDAVIT REGARDING SEPARATION OF THE PARTIES DIVISION OF PROPERTY AND WAIVER OF BIFURCATED HEARING NOW COME__________________________, Plaintiff, and _____________________ ______, (Type or Print Plaintiffs Name) (Type or Print Defendants Name) Defendant, and being first sworn on their oaths, depose and state as fol lows: 1. sed the irretrievable breakdown of That irreconcilable differences have cau their marriage. 2. That all efforts at reconciliation of the differences between the partie s have heretofore failed and future attempts at reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best interests of the parties. 3. That the parties have lived separate and apart for a continuous period o f more than six (6) months prior to the date of this affidavit, having s eparated on or about ______________ ___________, 19___ and having remained (Month) (Day) (Yr) living separate for all times thereafter. 4. a. That each of the parties hereto expressly waive the requirement that the continuous period of living separate and apart be in excess of two (2) years in order for the Court to enter a Dissolution of Marriage based upon irreconcilable differences which have caused the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage; and, b. Each of the parties further stipulates that the requirement shall be reduced to a period only in excess of six (6) months rather than in excess of two (2) years as provided by Section 401(a) (2) of the Illinois Ma rriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. 5. That the marital property belonging to the parties has been divided According to the terms of the written agreement of the parties filed with the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in this cause, and that the parties have to carry out the agreement. Executed all documents required 6. That the parties waive any right either may have to bifurcated hearing in this cause. 7. That each of the parties represents that their signing of this Affidavit is their individual, sole, voluntary act. ___________________________________ __________________________ _____ PLAINTIFF (Plaintiffs Signature) DEFENDANT (Defendants Signature) American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com>>>> 2 VERIFICATION STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND I,___________________________________, being first duly sworn upon oath, depose and (Type or Print Plaintiffs Name) say that I have read the foregoing Joint Affidavit, understand the conte nts thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. _______________________________________ P LAINTIFF (Plaintiffs Signature) Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this _____day of ___________, 20____. _______________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND I,____________________________________, being first duly sworn upon oath, depose and (Type or Print Defendants Name) say that I have read the foregoing Joint Affidavit, understand the conte nts thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. _______________________________________ DEFENDANT (Defendants Signature) Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this _____day of ____________, 20___. _______________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com