July 2011 (Form 1) Request for Divorce Page 1 of 4
Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court
Thi
s form is
only for spouses who:
• Have no children together who are under 18, in high school, or disabled.
• Agree how to divide their property and debt, and have no land, or businesses, or retirement
benefits.
• One or both spouses lived in Tennessee for at least 6 months and/or they lived in Tennessee
when they decided to divorce.
If you do not meet these rules, you
cannot use these forms. Please talk to a lawyer.
BOTH
SPOUSES SIGNED AND NOTARIZED THE DIVORCE AGREEMENT
A
NSWER EACH QUESTION.
Residency - (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
My spouse or I have lived in Tennessee for at least 6 months.
I was living in Tennessee when the reason for this divorce happened.
Our differences arose in Tennessee.
Venue – (CHECK ONE) I am filing for divorce in this County because:
My spouse and I lived in this County when we separated.
Address:
Street Address City State Zip
My spouse lives in this County.
I live in this County and my spouse does not live in Tennessee, or is in jail.
Reason for Divorce - (you must both sign and notarize the Divorce Agreement to use this form):
My spouse and I can no longer get along, and we have irreconcilable differences.
Children - My spouse and I have no children together who are under 18, in high school, or disabled.
Children together means children you had together, born before your marriage,
AND any and all
children born during your marriage or adopted.
The Wife - (CHECK ONE):
is
is not pregnant. (If the Wife is pregnant, you cannot use this
form.)
Date of Separation -
My spouse and I decided to divorce on (C
HECK ONE):
The date of filing this paper (REQUEST FOR DIVORCE); or
The date we started living apart: (MM/DD/YYYY):
We were married on (MM/DD/YYYY): in:
(City, County, State or Foreign Country)
State of Tennessee
Circuit Court Sumner County
Request for Divorce (Complaint)
File No.
(Must Be Completed)
Plaintiff
(Name: First, Middle, Last) of Spouse Filing the Divorce)
Defendant
(Name: First, Middle, Last of the Other Spouse)