How to submit forms and envelopes
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Prepare envelopes
- You need 2 envelopes with enough postage. The envelope needs to be big enough to hold copies of all your judgment forms and agreement.
- Address one envelope to you, the other your spouse.
- If the court approves your judgment, the Clerk will mail a copy of the Judgment and the Notice of Entry of Judgment to you and your spouse.
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Make copies
- Make 3 copies of your papers.
- You will give the original and two copies to the clerk.
- Keep the third copy with you in case you need it.
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Submit forms and envelopes
- Turn in the original and two copies of your forms to the court clerk.
- The clerk will process your paperwork and give it to a judge to review. This may take a week or even months.
- Ask the clerk what the usual time is to process.
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Get judgment forms back
If everything required is there, a judge will sign your judgment. The clerk will:
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Stamp the Judgment and the Notice of Entry of Judgment "filed"
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Mail you a copy of the stamped forms
If something is missing or wrong, you will get the forms back, not signed or stamped, with information about what’s missing.
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When you receive the Notice of Entry of Judgment marked "filed," your case is complete. If you asked for a divorce (dissolution), the Notice will say the date your marriage or domestic partnership officially ends.