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Term Definition
Complaint (Petition) for Divorce
- the action starting a divorce, which identifies the parties, states the grounds, claims against the defendant and petitions the court to grant a divorce, divide property, and order support.
Application in Divorce
All complaints or petitions must be filed in a court and served with a
agreement
if the divorce is uncontested.
Petitions for divorce differ from
prayer
for termination of the marriage.
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