Petition For Divorce With Minor Children

SUPERIOR COURT OF FULTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA FAMILY DIVISION , Civil Action Petitioner, v. , Respondent. Case Number __________________ PETITION FOR DIVORCE WITH MINOR CHILD(REN) My name is and I am representing myself in this divorce action. In support of my case, I state as follows: 1. Subject Matter Jurisdiction: I am the Petitioner in this action and: [Check only one of the following, either (a) or (b).] __ (a) I have been a resident of the State of Georgia for more than six (6) months immediately prior to filing this action. __ (b) I am not a resident of the State of Georgia, but my spouse has been a resident of the State of Georgia for at least six (6) months immediately prior to my filing of this action. 2. Venue: My spouse's name is is the Respondent in this action. [Check only one of the following, either (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).] , and he/she __ (a) The Respondent is a resident of Fulton County and is subject to the jurisdiction of this Court. __ (b) The Respondent is a resident of Georgia in County, but the Respondent and I lived together in Fulton County at the time we separated. I still reside in Fulton County, and the Respondent has only moved away from Fulton County within the past six months before the date of my filing this action. __ (c) The Respondent is a resident of Georgia in Petition for Divorce With Minor Child(ren) - Rev. Sept. 2015 Provided by the Fulton Family Law Information Center American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com County, _____________________________________________________________________________________________ and I live in Fulton County. The Respondent has acknowledged service of process and consented to the jurisdiction and venue of this Court. __ (d) The Respondent is not a resident of the State of Georgia, but I am a resident of Fulton County, Georgia, and: [Check only one of the following, either (1), (2), or (3).] __ (1) The Respondent was formerly a resident of the State of Georgia and currently resides in the State of . The Respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the Court under Georgia's Long Arm Statute, OCGA § 9-10-91(5). __ (2) The Respondent has never resided in the State of Georgia and currently resides in the State of . __ (3) The Respondent has acknowledged service of process and consented to the jurisdiction and venue of this Court. __ (e) I am a resident of Fulton County and the Respondent's whereabouts are unknown to me. I am filing my Affidavit of Diligent Search with this Petition, and incorporate it here by reference. 3. Service of Process: The Respondent shall be served as provided under OCGA § 9-11-4, in the following manner: [Check only one of the following, either (a), (b), or (c).] __ (a) The Respondent has acknowledged service of process. I am filing the Acknowledgment of Service (which has been signed by the Respondent) with this Petition. __ (b) The Respondent may be served by the Sheriff's Department at the Respondent's residence/work address, which is: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ __ (b-1) [Check only if the Respondent lives outside Fulton County.] The Respondent resides outside of Fulton County, and shall therefore be served by second original, as provided under OCGA § 9-10-72. Service shall be made by the sheriff's department of the county where the Respondent resides. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Petition for Divorce With Minor Child(ren) - Rev. Sept. 2015 Provided by the Fulton Family Law Information Center American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com __ (c) The Respondent's whereabouts are unknown to me. I am filing my Affidavit of Diligent Search with this Petition. The Respondent shall be served by publication as provided under OCGA § 9-11-4(e)(1) for those who cannot be found within the State of Georgia. To the best of my knowledge, the Respondent's last known address is: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 4. Date of Marriage: [Check and complete only one of the following, either (a) or (b).] __ (a) The Respondent and I were lawfully married on __ (b) The Respondent and I are married by common law because we lived together and held ourselves out as married as of which date was prior to January 1, 1997. 5. __ 6. Date of Separation: The Respondent and I last separated on and we have remained in a true state of separation since that date. Settlement Agreement: [Check only if there is a signed agreement.] . , , The Respondent and I have entered into a Settlement Agreement, which we both want to be incorporated into the Final Judgment and Decree for Divorce. The Settlement Agreement has been signed by each of us in front of a notary public, and I am filing the Settlement Agreement with the Court, together with this Petition. 7. Minor Child(ren): [If there are no minor child(ren), you may use a different form, which is much shorter. Note: list the year of birth only, do NOT put the full date of birth] The Respondent and I are the parents of Name of Child minor child(ren), listed below: Year of Birth Male / Female _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Petition for Divorce With Minor Child(ren) - Rev. Sept. 2015 Provided by the Fulton Family Law Information Center American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Name of Child Male / Female Year of Birth 8. Child(ren)'s Current Residence: The minor child(ren) currently live at ____________________________(address) in ____________________ (County), ____________________ (State) with the __ Petitioner __ Respondent ________________________________ . The child(ren) have lived at this address since approximately ____________________. 9. Child(ren)'s Past Residences: During the past five years, the child(ren) have lived at the following addresses: Dates at Address ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Address ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 10. People With Whom Child(ren) Have Lived: During the past five years, the child(ren) have lived with the following people: Name of Person ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Person's Current Address ____________________