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This free tool helps you complete and download forms in 3 steps:
- Step 1: Answer questions that will fill in court forms for you.
- Step 2: Preview the completed forms and edit answers, if needed.
- Step 3: Download, save, print or email the final forms.
You will need to mail, email, efile or deliver them to the court on your own. VTCourtForms will give you instructions.
“It reminds me of a tax preparation tool. You input your information and it fills it out on the forms where it should go.” — VTCourtForms user
What forms will be produced?
This guided interview will produce an initial package of forms needed to ask the court for a divorce, legal separation, or civil union dissolution in Vermont.
This interview produces the following 5 forms to give to the court:
- Summons and Complaint for a Divorce / Separation / Dissolution - form 400-00836
- Notice of Appearance for Self-Represented Party - form 400-00831
- Family Court Information Form - form 800
- Statement of Confidential Information - form 400-00849
- Department of Health Record of Divorce or Dissolution
You may need to fill out more forms depending if you and your spouse have an agreement about property, debts and kids (if you have them). See our Divorce Roadmap and ask the court clerk.
When you give these forms to the court, it is only the first step in the process to getting a divorce, separation, or civil union dissolution. See our Divorce Roadmap for all the steps.
Who can use this tool?
- This guided interview was designed to be used by people who are not represented by a lawyer.
- Visit our Divorce Roadmap to see if you can get a divorce, legal separation or civil union dissolution in Vermont and when you can start this process.
- You can use this interview whether you and your spouse have children or not.
- The forms in this interview can only be used in Vermont courts.
- At this time, this interview is only available in English.
How much time to complete it?
It may take you over 45 minutes to complete this interview.
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Paper versions or PDF versions of these forms
Visit our Divorce Roadmap to find other versions of these forms.
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