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Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation, or Nullity without Minor Children

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You may use this workbook to ask the court for a dissolution of marriage (or legal separation) when there are NO MINOR children born of, or adopted during, the marriage (including children born to you and your spouse prior to the date of marriage) and the wife is not pregnant.

This workbook will produce a Petition (FL-100), Summons (FL-110), and Proof of Service (FL-115 and FL-117) forms. When your summons is served, each spouse is prohibited from cashing, borrowing against, transferring or taking other similar actions regarding insurance, real and personal property, or creating or modifying a nonprobate transfer without the written consent of the other party.

This workbook and your answers are used by Guideway to prepare the requested legal forms. Please use the information found in this workbook and, if applicable, in the appropriate Guideway Overview on the subject or your own knowledge or independent research when deciding how to proceed in your legal matter. If you need additional resources, please do not hesitate to ask your Guideway Representative for help in finding them.

If an answer is left blank, Guideway will assume the intended answer is "none" or "N/A".

Are you married or registered domestic partners?*

We are married.
We are Registered Domestic Partners.
Both

Note for Registered Domestic Partners: Your partnership must be registered with the California Secretary of State.

Do you want to be divorced or legally separated?*

I want to be divorced.
I want to be legally separated.

Note: With a Legal Separation, you will remain married after the proceeding has completed.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

One spouse will be the "Petitioner" and one spouse will be the "Respondent". The Petitioner initiates the court process. Since you are starting this process with us, we'll assume you are going to be the Petitioner.

Petitioner's Name*

Petitioner's Email*

Date of Birth

Gender*

Male
Female

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Home Phone*

Cell Phone*

County of Residence*

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPOUSE

Respondent's Name*

Gender*

Male
Female

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Home Phone #*

Cell Phone #*

County of Residence*

Is your spouse on active military duty?*

Yes
No

Note: If your spouse is on active military duty, he/she will need to sign an Appearance, Stipulation and Waiver (FL-130) and a Marital Settlement Agreement in order for Guideway to assist.

INFORMATION FOR PETITION

County of filing*

Mark all that apply regarding you and your spouse’s residency

I have been a resident of California for at least the last 6 months and a resident of the county in which I intend to file the divorce for at least the last 3 months.
My spouse has been a resident of California for at least the last 6 months and a resident of the county in which I intend to file the divorce for at least the last 3 months.

Note: If neither of the above statements is true, Guideway will not be able to assist you with the divorce at this time; however, at your direction, Guideway can assist you with a Legal Separation now, and with amending the petition to a divorce once the residency requirement has been established.

Date of Marriage*

Date of Separation*

Will there be spousal support in your matter?

Examples of some situations are described below. Please check one of the following examples, if you feel it applies to your situation, or describe your situation in your own words.

Neither of us wants spousal support from the other at all. We both want to give the up the right to support, now and forever.
We aren't doing spousal support now, but it might be right for us in the future. We want the court to leave this issue open so that we can revisit it if we want to.
One of us is going to pay a payment of spousal support to the other.
We want to describe our situation in our own words:

Describe your situation*

INFORMATION FOR SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

Note: Your spouse must be given a copy of all divorce papers before the divorce can proceed; this is known as "service". Guideway will prepare the proof of service documents based on your selection.

How do you plan to serve the papers on your spouse?*

Notice and Acknowledgement by Mail Your spouse will accept service by mail and sign and return the Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt (FL-117) form to Guideway
Personal Service at Guideway : Your spouse will come into the Guideway store to be served.
Personal Service by other third party: Your spouse will be served by a third party over the age of 18 (e.g., friend, process server, sheriff).
Service by Mail outside the State of California: If your spouse is outside the state, he or she may be served by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, as long as he or she is the person who signs for the mailing. Additional fees may apply.
WARNING: Notify your Guideway representative if the Respondent is outside the U.S.A.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I,*

, acknowledge that

The answers to all questions in this workbook were provided by me. I can update or change my answers in person, by telephone, or by email.
I did not receive any legal advice from Guideway or any of its employees in the selection or preparation of my forms.
I hereby direct Guideway to type and perform certain services outlined in the Contract.
I declare that the foregoing information which I have provided is, to the best of my knowledge, true and correct.
I agree that I have received the Guideway Dissolution Overview and been given the opportunity to read it prior to completing this workbook.

Date*

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Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation, or Nullity without Minor Children

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPOUSE

INFORMATION FOR PETITION

Will there be spousal support in your matter?

INFORMATION FOR SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Contact Information

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