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Missouri Divorce Instructions Form

If you want to file for a divorce in the State of Missouri without hiring an attorney, you have to follow the instructions in the Missouri Divorce Instructions Form, which will tell you how to do so.

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S	TEP	 1	 - The person that has decided to file for divorce must fill out the 	
following forms and submit to the Missouri Circuit Court Clerk's Office:	
• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
• Statement of Income and Expenses
• Filing Information Sheet
• $163 filing fee	
 
S	TEP	 2	 - Now you must send the following forms to your spouse:	
• Waiver of Service and Entry of Appearance
• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
• Statement of Income and Expenses
• Filing Information Sheet	
*If your spouse 	does not 	return the 	Waiver of Service and Entry of 	
Appearance	 form then the court will allow you to serve a 	Summons	 to the 	
unresponsive spouse to answer the 	Petition for Dissolution of Marriage	 that 	
was filed.
S	TEP	 3	 - Now you must find a way to get a completed 	'Answer and Waiver 	
Form	' from your spouse. Once you receive this form back, you will have to 	
deliver and file it with the clerk.
S	TEP	 4	 - Each spouse will need to fill out the following forms in front of a 	
Notary Public and file the forms with the clerk:	
• Statement of Property
• Debt and Proposed Separation Agreement
• Parenting Plan A (Custody of The Children )
• Parenting Plan B - (Support of The Children)	
***I	F 	Y	OU	 H	AV E	 C	HILDREN	 - 	You and your spouse must complete 	
divorce parenting education classes (the clerk will direct you to the certified 
educational courses), and you will receive an official certificate which you will have 
to return to the clerk's office.
S	TEP	 5 	- 	Now you are eligible to receive a hearing from the court for a certified 	
Judgement	. Contact the clerk's office for a court hearing date. Once you have

been notified of scheduling, you will have to fill out the 	Notice of Hearing	, file 	
the form with the clerk, and send a copy to your spouse.
S	TEP	 6	 -	 Bring the	 Judgement of Dissolution of Marriage 	with you to the 	
court hearing as well as 4 copies. After successful hearing you will be directed to 
fill out a 	Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage	 and file it with the clerk. This 	
will finalize your divorce in Missouri.
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