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Maine allows you to complete your divorce without an attorney if you and your spouse can come to an agreement on what to do with your property and how you will care for any children that you may have.
Maine Residency Requirements
A person seeking a divorce in Maine may file for divorce if one or more of the following residency requirements is met:
- The plaintiff must have resided in Maine for 6 months prior to filing for divorce;
- The plaintiff is a resident of Maine and the parties were married in Maine;
- The plaintiff is a resident of Maine and the parties resided in Maine when the cause of divorce started; or
- The defendant is a resident of the state of Maine.
Grounds For Divorce
The no-fault ground for divorce in Maine is irreconcilable marital differences.
Filing Your Maine Divorce
After completing the online interview, DivorceWriter sends you the divorce forms you prepared online along with detailed Maine filing procedures.
The basic steps for filing your divorce are as follows:
- Plaintiff files the initial divorce documents.
- Plaintiff and Defendant receive a Notice of Final Hearing from the Court.
- Plaintiff and Defendant attend the final hearing.
Division of property & debt, child parenting plan (including child support, visitation and custody), spousal support, and more are covered.
DivorceWriter provides forms specific to the state of Maine and offers a money back guarantee if your documents are not accepted by the Court.
Documents
If you select an Maine divorce without children, you are selecting the following forms:
- Complaint for Divorce
- Social Security Number Confidential Disclosure Form
- Family Matter Summary Sheet
- Certificate(s) in Lieu of Financial Statement
- Certificate Regarding Real Estate (if the parties own real estate)
- Certificate in Lieu of Case Management Conference
- Settlement Agreement
- Acknowledgement of Receipt of Summons and Complaint
- Entry of Appearance
If you select a Maine divorce with children, you are selecting the non-children forms as well as Child Support Affidavits and Child Support Worksheet(s).
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