Tennessee No-Fault Divorce (No Children)
Uncontested Divorce

About this Form: This is a no-fault divorce form for use in Tennessee (PETITION FOR DIVORCE). Most courts will require that this form be completed and filed along with a Marital Settlement Agreement. Please note that in Paragraph 5 (Grounds for Divorce), the Petitioner will need to specify actual grounds for divorce that are recognized as valid within the State of Tennessee. Tennessee law adheres only the following grounds as adequate for granting a no-fault divorce: Irrevocable breakdown of the marriage shown by: (1) irreconcilable differences provided that: (a) no denial of this ground exists by either spouse; (b) the spouses submit a properly signed marital dissolution agreement; or (c) this grounds for divorce is combined with a general fault-based grounds; or (2) living separate and apart without cohabitation for two years when there are no minor children.

PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

IN THE _________________ COURT OF _________________ COUNTY, TENNESSEE

In re: the Marriage of

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Petitioner

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Respondent

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The Petitioner, _______________, respectfully declares the following:

1. Petitioner's Residence: Petitioner resides at __________________ [insert Petitioner's address] and has been a resident of Tennessee for _________ [insert period of residence in months and years].

2. Respondent's Residence: Respondent resides at ________________ [insert Respondent's address] and has been a resident of Tennessee for ________ [insert period of residence in months and years].

3. Marriage: On ___________, _____, in _________city), _________ (county), ___________ (state), the Petitioner and Respondent married. An official copy of the marriage license is attached to this PETITION FOR DIVORCE.

4. Jurisdiction: This Court is that of proper jurisdiction to hear this cause. The Respondent has agreed to file an Affidavit of Consent in this cause. Neither the Petitioner or Respondent has been involved in any litigation or other proceeding involving the other party in this or any other jurisdiction with respect to their marriage or any other domestic matter.

5. Grounds for No-Fault: Petitioner wishes a dissolution of marriage with Respondent based on the following grounds:
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[Note: This paragraph must describe sufficient legal basis for divorce as recognized by the laws of the State of Tennessee. Sufficient basis for a no-fault divorce within Tennessee is limited to the following: Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage

6. Marital Settlement Agreement: Petitioner and Respondent ____ have (copy attached) _____ have not entered into a Marital Settlement Agreement.

7. Other Declarations:
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NOW, THEREFORE, Petitioner requests that the court order a FINAL DECREE OF DIVORCE and such further relief as Petitioner may have requested herein.

Verification

I, ____________[name of Petitioner], affirm under penalty of perjury that I am the Petitioner in the foregoing PETITION FOR DIVORCE and that all statements in this Petition are accurate to the best of my knowledge. I have filed this Complaint in good faith and have not colluded with anyone in relation to it.

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Petitioner's Signature	Date
______________________________ Petitioner's Address, Line 1 ______________________________
Petitioner's Address, Line 2

Subscribed and sworn to before me on this ____ day of ________, 20___.

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Notary

AFFIDAVIT OF CONSENT

IN THE _________________ COURT OF _________________ COUNTY, TENNESSEE

In re: the Marriage of

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Petitioner

and

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Respondent

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1. A PETITION FOR DIVORCE was filed between Petitioner and Respondent on the ________ day of _________, 20____.

2. The marriage between Petitioner and Respondent is irretrievably broken and efforts at reconciliation have failed.

3. I, ___________, have received a copy of the PETITION FOR DIVORCE, and I have read it thoroughly and understand it. I do not wish to contest this proceeding. I do not object to the declarations made in the PETITION FOR DIVORCE. I do hereby consent to the relief requested in therein and to the entry of a FINAL DECREE OF DIVORCE dissolving and forever terminating the marriage between Petitioner and Respondent. I consent that the court may hear this cause on any day convenient to the court without further notice to me. I further consent that the court may enter any order granting any and all the relief sought in the PETITION FOR DIVORCE.

4. I waive any and all rights I may have to a motion for a new trial, a record testimony, findings of fact and conclusions of law, notice of trial, a notice of entry of a FINAL JUDGEMENT AND DECREE OF DIVORCE and my right to appeal. I do not waive any future rights I may have to the modification of any judgment or decree in relation to this cause.

5. I affirm under penalty of perjury that all statements in this Affidavit of Consent are accurate to the best of my knowledge. I have filed this Affidavit of Consent in good faith and have not colluded with anyone in relation to it, nor have I been subject to any force or duress in signing it.

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Address, Line 2

STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF ________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me on this ____ day of ________, 20___.

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Notary

Tennessee No-Fault Divorce (No Children)Uncontested Divorce

Tennessee No-Fault Divorce (No Children)
Uncontested Divorce