Instructions for:
Form 13
Divorce Decree
Form 13 - Divorce Decree
The numbers on these instructions correspond with the numbers in the arrowboxes on the
form. Use the form with the arrowboxes to guide you through filling out the blank form.
1. Write the name of the county you are filing in by arrowbox 1. Write exactly what
you wrote on Form 1, by arrowbox 1.
2. Write the name of the Plaintiff by arrowbox 2. Write it exactly as it appears on
Form 1, by arrowbox 2.
3. Write the name of the Defendant by arrowbox 3. Write it exactly as it appears on
Form 1, by arrowbox 3.
4. Write the docket number by arrowbox 4. The docket number is the number that
the Prothonotary's Office wrote on Form 1, by arrowbox 4 at the time of filing.
5. Write your name by arrowbox 5.
6. Write your spouse's name by arrowbox 6.
7. File this form with the Prothonotary.
The Court will fill out the date at the top and sign at the bottom.
Form 13
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
_______________________ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
_______________________________, : CIVIL ACTION LAW
PLAINTIFF :
:
: Case No. ______________
vs. :
:
_______________________________, :
DEFENDANT : IN DIVORCE
DECREE OF DIVORCE
AND NOW, _______________________, 20___, it is ordered, and decreed that
_________________________________________________ (your name), Plaintiff, and
_________________________________________________ (your spouse’s name),
Defendant, are divorced from the bonds of matrimony.
The Court retains jurisdiction of any claims raised by the parties to this action for
which a final order has not yet been entered.
Any existing spousal support order shall hereafter be deemed an order for alimony
pendente lite if any economic claims remain pending.
By the Court,
_____________________________
J.
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
_______________________ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
_______________________________, : CIVIL ACTION LAW
PLAINTIFF :
:
: Case No. ______________
vs. :
:
_______________________________, :
DEFENDANT : IN DIVORCE
DECREE OF DIVORCE
AND NOW, _______________________, 20___, it is ordered, and decreed that
_________________________________________________ (your name), Plaintiff, and
_________________________________________________ (your spouse’s name), Defendant,
are divorced from the bonds of matrimony.
The Court retains jurisdiction of any claims raised by the parties to this action for which a
final order has not yet been entered.
Any existing spousal support order shall hereafter be deemed an order for alimony
pendente lite if any economic claims remain pending.
By the Court,
_____________________________
J.