Form 5-B – Affidavit of Consent (Defendant)
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 line 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 the date Form 1 was filed in the Office of the Prothonotary by arrowbox 5.
6. Your spouse must write the date by arrowbox 6, if your spouse consents to the
entry of the Divorce Decree.
7. Your spouse must sign this form by arrowbox 7, if your spouse consents to the
entry of the Divorce Decree.
8. File this form with the Prothonotary within thirty (30) days.