Missouri Divorce Details
Missouri 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 have.
Missouri Residency Requirements
A divorce can be filed in Missouri when one of the parties has been a resident of Missouri, or is a member of the armed services who has been stationed in this Missouri, for 90 days immediately before filing for divorce.
Grounds For Divorce
A no-fault divorce can be obtained in Missouri if there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved and that the marriage is irretrievably broken.
Filing Your Missouri Divorce
The steps for filing an uncontested Missouri divorce are as follows:
- Complete the Litigant Awareness Program. This mandatory program covers the basics of the Missouri court system and explains the responsibilities of representing yourself in court. The program can be completed by either watching a 25-minute video or by reading the materials, both of which are available online. Then, go to the Litigant Awareness Program Completion Program website to create and print a Certificate of Completion.
- Prepare your divorce forms. Every party not represented by counsel who participates in a family law case shall use the forms approved by the Supreme Court. Forms for filing for divorce in Missouri are provided at no cost to you by the Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Access to Family Courts.
- File for divorce. The divorce can be filed either in the county in which the petitioner resides or in the county in which the respondent resides.
What is included in the DivorceWriter Package?
- Includes all documents needed to complete your divorce.
- Property division, debt, and spousal support are covered.
- Child support, parenting plan, name restoration, and more.
- Receive your package instantly online, or receive by mail.
- Make unlimited changes for two years.
- Note: The DivorceWriter fee does not include the filing fee charged by the Court Clerk in your county.
Included Missouri Forms
- Petition for Dissolution
- Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage
- Statement of Income and Expenses
- Statement of Property and Debt and Proposed Separation Agreement
- Answer to Petition
- Judgment and Decree
- Filing Information Sheet
- Parenting Plan*
- Child Support Calculation Worksheet Form 14*
- Notice of Hearing
*Divorce with minor children only
What Our Customers are Saying
"Divorce is the toughest thing that I have had to ever face. DivorceWriter helped make the paperwork and process smooth, efficient, and as painless as possible. Everything was delivered as promised, I was allowed to make changes after my paperwork was delivered, and the judge had absolutely no questions whatsoever regarding the paperwork. It truly was a very easy process." -Jeff P.
Included Missouri Forms
- Petition for Dissolution
- Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage
- Statement of Income and Expenses
- Statement of Property and Debt and Proposed Separation Agreement
- Answer to Petition
- Judgment and Decree
- Filing Information Sheet
- Parenting Plan*
- Child Support Calculation Worksheet Form 14*
- Notice of Hearing
*Divorce with minor children only
What Our Customers are Saying
"Divorce is the toughest thing that I have had to ever face. DivorceWriter helped make the paperwork and process smooth, efficient, and as painless as possible. Everything was delivered as promised, I was allowed to make changes after my paperwork was delivered, and the judge had absolutely no questions whatsoever regarding the paperwork. It truly was a very easy process." -Jeff P.
