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Description | Related Information |
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Divorce or Annulment, Certification Vital Statistics Revised: April 2015 |
Statistical Form to be filed with all Complaints/ Petitions for Divorce and/or Annulment. |
*Instructions: See G.L. c.208, Section 6B and note below |
Revised: July 2007 |
Use when one spouse wants a divorce. | |
Divorce under G.L. c.208, Section 1A, Joint Petition for Revised: Oct 2007 |
Use when both spouses want a divorce claiming irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. Also available in Portuguese and Spanish. |
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Divorce under G.L. c.208, Section 1B, Complaint for Revised: Oct 2007 Form available for e-filing in Essex, Dukes, Bristol and Norfolk Counties General guidance on using fillable forms for e-filing For more information on e-filing in the Probate & Family Court, please go to: http://massachusetts.tylerhost.net/ofsWeb/ |
Use when one spouse wants a divorce claiming irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. Also available in Portuguese and Spanish. |
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Answer to Complaint for Divorce Revised: November 2016 |
Use to respond to a complaint for divorce. | |
Revised: November 2016 |
Use if you want the court to grant you any relief or different relief than the complaint for divorce filed by the plaintiff. | |
Separate Support, Complaint for Revised: Jul 2007 |
Use when one party seeks to be legally separated from his/her spouse, but does not wish to file for divorce. | |
Support Pursuant to G.L. c.209, Section 32F, Complaint for Revised: Apr 2009 |
Use to request support and/or health insurance benefits for children, if you are living apart from your spouse. | |
Affidavit of irretrievable breakdown |
*R-408 Certification of Absolute Divorce or Annulment Statistical Form: Please complete items #1 through #10B. Please type or write neatly. Do not leave fields blank. If the field cannot be completed (e.g. number of prior marriages is unknown), place dashes ("---") in the field to indicate it is deliberately left blank.