Quick Question - K-1 Attachment Divorce Decree

[TwoCats 55]

Hopefully this will be a quick one for someone to answer.

I did a quick look around, but I wasn't able to find an exact answer to the question.

After my divorce, my lawyer provided me one packet of information.

It includes my original petition for dissolution of marriage, the division of marital assets sheets, as well as a final page which has the actual divorce decree and stamp from the judge. Do I need to attach copies of the entire packet, or just the final page with the stamp?

Thanks!

[ttown3251 0]

you will need the page with the judges stamp and signature and the page which shows the terms and date you were divorced. hope this helps...

[TwoCats 55]

you will need the page with the judges stamp and signature and the page which shows the terms and date you were divorced. hope this helps...

Right.

I believe the last page of the packet I was given has the final terms, the stamp, and the date.

However, it doesn't have a signature, just the judge/clerk's stamp. I assume this is normal?

[Inky 1,110]

We included a copy of the whole thing with the K-1 petition.

We were asked for the ENTIRE thing (original that he was given after finalization) at the interview including the final page. They did look at every page as well as check the final page. After he looked at it he gave it back to me.

[ttown3251 0]

Just as an C.Y.A.... ask your lawyer if he has a copy of your divorce decree with the judges signature and stamp... There is a possiblity you may have been sent a copy of the divorce prior to judges signature, and it would be good to double check just in case, since a possible RFE will only delay the current loing and drawn out process...

[TwoCats 55]

We included a copy of the whole thing with the K-1 petition.

We were asked for the ENTIRE thing (original that he was given after finalization) at the interview including the final page. They did look at every page as well as check the final page. After he looked at it he gave it back to me.

Thank you for the information.

I will definitely include the whole thing, then.

I appreciate the advice from your experiences.

Just as an C.Y.A.... ask your lawyer if he has a copy of your divorce decree with the judges signature and stamp... There is a possiblity you may have been sent a copy of the divorce prior to judges signature, and it would be good to double check just in case, since a possible RFE will only delay the current loing and drawn out process...

I was actually handed the packet in the courthouse by my lawyer just after the hearing with the judge.

She told me that the packet was all I needed and that was the final 'divorce decree'.

[ttown3251 0]

I only state this since i got rfe'd for the signature and stamp in my petition

[pushbrk 12,877]

Hopefully this will be a quick one for someone to answer.

I did a quick look around, but I wasn't able to find an exact answer to the question.

After my divorce, my lawyer provided me one packet of information.

It includes my original petition for dissolution of marriage, the division of marital assets sheets, as well as a final page which has the actual divorce decree and stamp from the judge. Do I need to attach copies of the entire packet, or just the final page with the stamp?

Thanks!

I would ask the court for a "Certified Copy" of your "divorce decree", then submit a photocopy of that. Though it would contain the same information, often what you receive from your attorney is NOT a certified copy of what is entered into the vital records of your State. If it doesn't say it's a certified copy, it's not one.

[TwoCats 55]

I would ask the court for a "Certified Copy" of your "divorce decree", then submit a photocopy of that. Though it would contain the same information, often what you receive from your attorney is NOT a certified copy of what is entered into the vital records of your State. If it doesn't say it's a certified copy, it's not one.

Doing a bit of research, it looks like the only way to get that is to go to the county clerk's office in downtown Chicago and get one in person. I'll look into doing that. Glad I asked this question early, so I have a month to get down there and get that done.

Thanks.

[baron555 934]

No you can order it from county clerks office online. They will do a search and you send in the fee and in about a week they will mail you the certified stamped copy. I know , I did it.