PETITION FOR SEPARATION WITH CHILDREN

Contents: Step 1 - Starting your case. Step 2 - Filing and service. Step 3 - Temporary orders. Step 4 - Resolving your case. The judgment. Appendix A – Uniform Support Declaration. Appendix B - Property and Debts. Appendix C – Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Appendix D– Custody and Parenting Plans. Appendix E – Support for a Child Attending School. Appendix F – Statutory Restraining Order. This set of forms will help you to get a legal separation if you have children under 18. Separation is not the same as divorce. If you have only children over 18 and under 21 who are in school, use the Separation with Adult Children Only forms if available. Legal separation can be for a specific period of time (limited), or it can have no set end time (unlimited). A limited separation will end when the judgment says so, and your marriage or Registered Domestic Partnership (RDP) will be fully intact. A separation case starts with a “petition,” which tells the court what you want. That’s why you are called the “petitioner.” The other parent is the “respondent.” The case ends with a “judgment,” which is the court’s final decision. The judgment is the document that finalizes your case and contains your rights and responsibilities. Your separation is effective once the judge signs the judgment.

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