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JOINT SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE ACT

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FILL IN THE BLANKS AND HAVE BOTH PARTIES SIGN AND NOTORIZE WHERE NEEDED. FILING FEE IS $367.00 WHICH MUST BE PAID BY CASH OR MONEY ORDER (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE COPIES, IF NEEDED) WALK-IN TME IS 9:00 A.M. TO 9:30 A.M. MONDAY-FRIDAY BOTH PARTIES MUST APPEAR FOR COURT.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: __________________________
VS. __________________________________ DEFENDANT. PLAINTIFF; NO.

JOINT PETITION FOR SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Now come Plaintiff,_______________________, without counsel, and Plaintiffs name Defendant,__________________, without counsel, and hereby petition this Honorable Court Defendants name for a dissolution of the marriage between Plaintiff and Defendant. In support of this petition for dissolution of marriage, the parties state as follows: 1. The Plaintiff is presently____ years of age; Plaintiff's occupation is _________________; Plaintiff resides at ______________________ _____________________, Illinois; (Street Address) (City) and has has not resided in the State of Illinois for at least ninety (90) days (check one) immediately preceding the filing of this Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. 2. The Defendant is presently___ years of age; Defendant's occupation is ______________; Defendant resides at ____________________ ______________________, Illinois; (Street Address) (City) and has has not resided in the State of Illinois for at least ninety (90) days (check one) immediately preceding the filing of this Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. The Plaintiff and Defendant have been married for less than eight (8) years prior to the filing of this Petition; They were married on ___________, 19__; and the marriage (month)(day) (yr) was registered in ___________________ County, ______________________. (County) (State) No children were born to the Plaintiff and Defendant during their relationship; no children were born to the Plaintiff and Defendant during their relationship; no children were adopted by the parties; and _________________, to her knowledge, is not pregnant. (Wife's Name) The parties have lived separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of six (6) months and irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage; efforts at reconciliation would be impracticable and not in the best interests

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of the parties. The parties have signed an affidavit waiving the requirement for a continuous period living separate and apart in excess of two (2) years. The parties have lived separate and apart since ________________, 19____. (Month and Day) (Yr.) 6. Neither party is dependent on the other party for spousal support (also known as alimony or maintenance), or each party is willing to waive the right to spousal support. Both parties understand that consulting with attorneys may help determine eligibility for spousal support. Both plaintiff and Defendant waive any rights to maintenance. Neither Plaintiff nor Defendant has any interest in real property (real estate). The parties have disclosed to each other all assets and their tax returns for all years of the marriage. Neither party has a gross annualized income in excess of $20,000; the Plaintiff's gross annual income from all sources is $__________; the Defendant's gross annual income from all sources is $__________; and the total annual income of the parties is less than $35,000.00. The total fair market value of all marital property, after deducting all encumbrances, is less than $10,000.00 and the parties have executed a written agreement dividing all assets in excess of $100.00 in value and allocating responsibility for debts and liabilities between the parties. A copy of the written agreement, signed by both parties, is filed with this petition. (Optional)______________________________'s former/maiden name was (Type or Print Wife's Name). _________________________________. (Type or Print Wife's Maiden OR Former Name)

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WHEREFORE, the parties pray as follows: A. B. That the parties be awarded a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between them. That the written agreement of the parties dividing marital assets, debts and liabilities, a copy of which is filed with this petition, be incorporated into the final order and judgment of this Court granting the petition for dissolution of marriage. (Optional) That ____________________ be restored to her former/maiden anme, (Type or Print Wife's Name) ________________________________. ((Type or Print Wife's Maiden OR Former Name) That this Court grant the parties such other and further relief as may be just. ____________________________ PLAINTIFF
(Plaintiff's Signature)

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____________________________ DEFENDANT
(Defendant's Signature)

VERIFICATION STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND _____________________________________, Plaintiff, being first duly sworn upon oath, (Type or Print Plaintiff's Name) Depose and say that I have read the foregoing Joint Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage, understand the contents thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. _______________________________________ (Plaintiff's Signature) PLAINTIFF Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this ____day of ____________, 20____. _______________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC

______________________________________________________________________________ STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF ROCK ISLAND ______________________________________, Defendant, being first duly sworn upon oath (Type or Print Defendant's Name) Depose and say that I have read the foregoing Joint Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage, understand the contents thereof, and believe the same to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. _______________________________________ (Defendant's Signature) DEFENDANT Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this ____day of ___________, 20____. _______________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC

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

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

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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. 3. 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.
(Plaintiff's Signature)

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PLAINTIFF

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DEFENDANT (Defendant'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 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)
(Type or Print Defendant's Name)

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ___________________________________ (Type or Print Petitioner's Name) Plaintiff; VS. ___________________________________ (Type or Print Defendant's Name) Defendant. JUDGMENT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
This cause having come on for hearing on the Joint Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage filed by the parties hereto; the Court having examined and considered the Petition, the Affidavit of the parties, and all other pleadings and exhibits filed in this matter; the Court having heard the testimony presented herein; and the Court being otherwise fully advised in the premises, finds as follows: 1.
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This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties hereto. _____________________and/or______________________now, and for ninety (90) days (Type or Print Plaintiff's Name and/or Defendant's Name, or Both Names) Continuously and immediately preceding this date, have been residents of the State of Illinois.

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The parties have been married for less than eight (8) years prior to filing of this petition; The parties were married on __________________, 19____; and the marriage was (Day) (Yr) (Month) Registered in ____________________ County, _______________________. (State) (County) The parties have lived separate and apart for a continuous period in excess of six (6) months; irreconcilable differences have caused the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage; efforts at reconciliation have failed; and further efforts at reconciliation would not be in the best interests of the parties. The parties have each signed an affidavit waiving the requirement for a continuous period living separate and apart in excess of two (2) years. The parties have each signed a waiver of any right to a bifurcated hearing in this cause. No children were born to or adopted by the parties during their relationship and to the best of her knowledge ______________________________ is not pregnant at this time. (Type or Print Wife's Name) Both the Plaintiff and Defendant have waived any right to maintenance.

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Neither Plaintiff nor Defendant has any interest in real property. The parties have disclosed to each other all assets and their tax returns for all years of the marriage. Neither party has a gross annualized income in excess of $20,000.00 and the total annualized income of the parties is less than $35,000. The total fair market value of all marital property owned by the parties, after deducting all encumbrances, is less than $10,000.00. The parties have executed a written agreement , which the Court finds is not unconscionable, dividing all assets in excess of $100.00 in value and allocating responsibility for all debts and liabilities between the parties. A copy of the written agreement, signed by both parties, was filed with the petition in this cause and is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. (Optional)_______________________'s former/maiden name was ___________________.
(Type or print Wife's name) (Type or print Wife's maiden Or former name)

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WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: A. The present marriage between the parties is hereby dissolved, and Plaintiff and Defendant are each hereby awarded a Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage dissolving their present bonds of matrimony. This Court adopts as a part of this Judgment, as if it were fully set forth herein, the agreement of the parties concerning the distribution of assets, debts and liabilities. Plaintiff and Defendant each is hereby ordered to dispose of all claims each party may have against the other, and to dispose of all assets, debts and liabilities, in accordance with and pursuant to the agreement entered into by the parties presented to this Court. Plaintiff and Defendant are each ordered to timely execute any and all titles, certificates and other documents of any kind or nature whatsoever, necessary to carry out the terms and condition of this Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage as to the division of assets, debts and liabilities ordered herein. Each of the parties is hereby denied maintenance for now and for all times hereafter. (Optional)_____________________ is hereby restored to her former/maiden name, (Type or Print Wife's Name) _______________________________. (Type or Print Wife's Maiden OR Former Name) Except for the provisions contained in this Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage, each of the parties is hereby barred and foreclosed from making any and all claims against the other whether for alimony or maintenance, homestead rights, dower rights, rights of inheritance or any and all other property rights, whether real, personal or mixed, which either of them may now have or may hereafter acquire arising out of the marital relationship heretofore existing between them. This Court retains jurisdiction of this cause for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage.

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ENTERED:___________________

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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT: ________________________________________
PLAINTIFF (Plaintiff's Signature)

DEFENDANT

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(Defendant's Signature)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: _________________________________ (Type or Print Plaintiff's Name) PLAINTIFF;
VS. __________________________________________ DEFENDANT; (Type or Print Defendant's Name) NO.

AGREEMENT AS TO ASSETS AND DEBTS Now come ____________________________, Plaintiff, and ___________________________, (Type or Print Plaintiff's Name) (Type or Print Defendant's Name) Defendant, and hereby agree to the following distribution of all marital assets in excess of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in value and the following division of all marital debts and liabilities. MARITAL ASSETS Description of Asset and Estimated Value
(List all marital assets in excess of One Hundred Dollars $100.00 in value-assets of lower value may be listed). 1.________________________________________________ 2.________________________________________________ 3.________________________________________________ 4.________________________________________________ 5.________________________________________________ 6.________________________________________________ 7.________________________________________________ 8.________________________________________________ 9.________________________________________________ 10._______________________________________________ 11._______________________________________________ 12._______________________________________________ 13._______________________________________________ 14._______________________________________________ 15._______________________________________________ (Enter name of Party (Husband or Wife who will receive the asset). ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

Party to Receive Asset

MARITAL DEBTS AND LIABILITIES
Description of Debt or Liability (List all Marital Debts and Liabilities)
(List total balance due) ( List Account Number where applicable)

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Account Number

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PLAINTIFF'S SIGNATURE Subscribed and Sworn to before me this_____ Day of _________________________, 20_____. _______________________________________ Notary Public

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(Enter name of Party husband or wife who will be responsible for paying the Debt or liability)

Party to Pay Debt

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DEFENDANT'S SIGNATURE Subscribed and Sworn to before me this _____ Day of _________________________, 20_____. _______________________________________ Notary Public