Oregon Co-Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
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Will it take me long to get a divorce? An uncontested divorce (where you and your spouse agree about the terms of the divorce) can be final about three months after the divorce petition is filed and delivered to your spouse. You may be able to reduce this time if the judge thinks you have a very good reason.
You must file several documents, including a petition for dissolution of marriage, with the circuit court clerk's office at the local county courthouse. The petition tells the court and your spouse what you are asking for in the divorce.
In a contested divorce the petitioner (plaintiff) petitions the court for a divorce and respondent (defendant) has to respond. When the petition is jointly filed, the spouses are called Co-Petitioners. The husband and wife petition the court together with paperwork that is signed by both parties.
Oregon law creates a ?short form? summary dissolution proceeding for people with very simple divorce cases. If you meet all the requirements for a summary dissolution, you can get the forms at the county courthouse or at the court's website.
Will it take me long to get a divorce? An uncontested divorce (where you and your spouse agree about the terms of the divorce) can be final about three months after the divorce petition is filed and delivered to your spouse. You may be able to reduce this time if the judge thinks you have a very good reason.
Interactive Online Forms Forms are available for multiple types of cases including restraining orders, evictions, set-asides, and family cases like divorce, parenting time, and modification of judgment.
An uncontested divorce is called a ?Short Form Dissolution? or a ?Summary Dissolution? in Oregon. To file for this short form of divorce your spouse and you must fulfill certain criteria and this type of divorce allows you to end your marriage without going to court at all.