Free IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT - Illinois

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ________________________________;
(Type or Print Plaintiff's Name) PLAINTIFF

VS. _______________________________________; (Type or Print Defendant's Name) DEFENDANT

NO.

JOINT AFFIDAVIT REGARDING SEPARATION OF THE PARTIES DIVISION OF PROPERTY AND WAIVER OF BIFURCATED HEARING NOW COME__________________________, Plaintiff, and ___________________________, (Type or Print Plaintiff's Name) (Type or Print Defendant's Name) Defendant, and being first sworn on their oaths, depose and state as follows: 1. 2. That irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage. That all efforts at reconciliation of the differences between the parties have heretofore failed and future attempts at reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best interests of the parties. That the parties have lived separate and apart for a continuous period of more than six (6) months prior to the date of this affidavit, having separated on or about ______________ ___________, 19___ and having remained (Month) (Day) (Yr) living separate for all times thereafter. a. That each of the parties hereto expressly waive the requirement that the continuous period of living separate and apart be in excess of two (2) years in order for the Court to enter a Dissolution of Marriage based upon irreconcilable differences which have caused the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage; and, b. Each of the parties further stipulates that the requirement shall be reduced to a period only in excess of six (6) months rather than in excess of two (2) years as provided by Section 401(a) (2) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. That the marital property belonging to the parties has been divided According to the terms of the written agreement of the parties filed with the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in this cause, and that the parties have Executed all documents required to carry out the agreement. That the parties waive any right either may have to bifurcated hearing in this cause. That each of the parties represents that their signing of this Affidavit is their individual, sole, voluntary act. _______________________________
DEFENDANT (Defendant's Signature)

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PLAINTIFF
(Plaintiff's Signature)

VERIFICATION STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND I,___________________________________, being first duly sworn upon oath, depose and (Type or Print Plaintiff's Name) say that I have read the foregoing Joint Affidavit, understand the contents thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. _______________________________________ PLAINTIFF (Plaintiff's Signature)

Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this _____day of ___________, 20____. _______________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC

STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND I,____________________________________, being first duly sworn upon oath, depose and
(Type or Print Defendant's Name)

say that I have read the foregoing Joint Affidavit, understand the contents thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. _______________________________________ DEFENDANT (Defendant's Signature)

Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this _____day of ____________, 20___. _______________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC