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Table of Contents Part One - All About Divorce Chapter 1: Doing Your Own Divorce Can you do your own divorce? Should you? What "do you own divorce" means, What it means to 'retain" an attorney-and a better idea, Advantages to doing your own divorce, How to start a divorce- Petitioners and Respondents, Three ways to get it done, Solving divorce problems, When you should get some help, Who can help? How much will it cost? Chapter 2: Basic Information About Divorce Dissolution, nullity and legal separation, Regular dissolutions Vs. Summary dissolutions, Grounds for dissolution, Residency requirements, Serving papers-giving notice to your spouse, Jurisdiction and the power of the court to act, Automatic restraining order, Mandatory disclosure of all marital information, When is it over? How final is your judgment? Taxes, Common questions and answers Chapter 3:Dividing Property and Debts Income, debts, and your date of separation, Management of property and the duty spouses owe each other, Duty to disclose all information, Cases where there is no property, Cases where there is some property, Understanding your estate, Taxes, Wills, insurance beneficiaries, and non-probate transfers Chapter 4: Children: Custody and Visitation Chapter 5: Child Support and Spousal Support(Alimony) Chapter 6: Marital Settlement Agreements Part Two- How to do your own Regular Dissolution Doing your own forms, Check list, The Summons, The Petition, The Response, How to serve papers, Proof of service, Declarations of Disclosure, The Property Declarations, The Financial forms, The Request to Enter Default, How to fill out the Judgement, Wage and earnings assignment, How to get your Judgement, The Notice of Entry of Judgement Part Three- How to do your Own Summary Dissolution The Summary Dissolution, How to fill out the forms Blank Forms Close Window