Walk It Through: The Divorce Filing
Six months apart, temporary support while the case runs, dividing a house, and an old name back.
A couple has lived apart since spring, and one spouse, a Vermont resident for years, wants a divorce.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A divorce between two Vermont residents with a house and children. Spousal maintenance amounts, retirement accounts, a prenuptial agreement, and a contested custody trial are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.