UTAH DIVORCE PAPERS WITH EXPLANATIONS

The documents listed below are the primary documents for a Utah uncontested divorce. You will notice that some of the documents apply with children. If you do not have minor children, these documents are typically not required when you file for divorce in Utah.

Understanding the Utah Divorce Papers:

• Cover Sheet for Civil Filing Actions: The cover sheet identifies the parties and the action. It contains personal information as well as addresses of the divorcing parties and is often placed in the front of the case file for easy reference.
• Verified Petition for Divorce: The verified petition, which is sworn to by the petitioner, identifies the parties, states the facts of the marriage and the grounds for divorce and the relief sought.
• Acceptance of Service, Appearance, Consent, and Waiver: The acceptance, which is signed by the respondent, states that he or she agrees with the terms and conditions in the Petition, which means that the parties move forward in an uncontested divorce action. This helps speed up the process of the divorce and eliminates the need for proper service of the Petition.
• Marital Settlement Agreement: This agreement entered into between a husband and a wife establishes the terms and conditions of their divorce and resolving such matters as property division as well as custody, visitation and child support, if applicable.
• Schedule for Visitation/Parenting Time of Minor Children: This schedule shows the visitation and parenting time routine for the noncustodial parent.
• Affidavit Regarding the Children: When child custody may be an issue, the petitioner must file an Affidavit, which documents the residential history of the child(ren) of the marriage.
• Affidavit of Income Verification and Compliance With the Uniform Child Support Guidelines: This affidavit documents the incomes of both spouses and includes a verification of their incomes through pay stubs and income tax returns.
• Child Support Obligation Worksheet (Sole Custody): This worksheet describes the terms and conditions of child support and custody when one parent has sole custody.
• Child Support Obligation Worksheet (Joint Custody): This worksheet describes the terms and conditions of child support and custody when parents have joint custody.
• Child Support Obligation Worksheet (Split Custody): This worksheet describes the terms and conditions of child support and custody when parents have split custody.
• Insurance Premium and Child Care Adjustment Worksheet: this form is used to calculate any changes in the children's insurance premium and child care as a result of changes.
• Child Support Obligation Table: This table shows child support based on Utah's Child Support Guidelines.
• Child Support Obligation Worksheet Required Location Information: In a divorce, this form is used to get on the record the place of residence and employer of both the petitioner and the respondent in conjunction with the child support order the court puts in place.
• Motion for Entry of Default Certificate: A Motion for Entry of a Default Certificate is filed by the petitioner when the respondent fails to answer the complaint. This document asks the court to move ahead with the divorce without the respondent's participation.
• Default Certificate: The Default Certificate certifies the default and allows the action to move forward.
• Petitioner's Affidavit of Jurisdiction and Grounds for Divorce: A Petitioner's Affidavit of Jurisdiction states that the allegations in the petition are true and correct, and the affidavit states that the Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law and Decree of Divorce conform to the original Verified Petition of Dissolution of Marriage.
• Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law: Finding of Fact and Conclusions of Law establishes the court's evaluation of the case in preparation of a final decree.
• Decree of Divorce and Judgment: The Decree of Divorce, when signed by the judge, ends the marriage.
• Notice to Submit for Entry of Default Decree of Divorce: This form notifies the spouses that a divorce decree has been completed and that if either party decides to object this is the last chance to do so.
• Certificate of Divorce, Dissolution of Marriage, or Annulment: This certificate records the action for the Utah's Vital Statistics. This is submitted to the vital statistic department once the divorce is final.