Dakota County Law Blog

As I’ve talked about in prior posts, there are several legal documents which are necessary to get the divorce process started. On the most basic level, the legal documents that need to be served in most states are a “Summons” and a “Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.”  The law varies from state-to-state and you should…

The first step you must follow to get a divorce is to file a document called a “Petition for Dissoluton of Marriage” and a “Summons” with a court. Each state has different laws; however, it is likely not an overstatement to say that the “Petition” and the “Summons” are two universals across the country.  Furthermore,…