Fillable Printable Divorce Agreement Form - Tennessee

Divorce Agreement Form - Tennessee

Plaintiff: Initi al s ________ Date Signed: ________________________ Defendant: Initials _____ Dat e Signed: ____________________

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Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court

State of Tennessee

Court

(Must Be Completed)

County

(Must Be Completed)

Divorce Agreement

(M ari tal Dissolu t io n Agreemen t )

File No.

(Must Be Completed)

Division

(Large Counties Only)

Plaintiff

(Name: First, Middle, Last of Spouse Filing the Divorce)

Defendant

(Name: First, Middle, Last of the Other Spouse)

This form explains how you and your spouse will divide your property and debts .

You must file this form wit h your Request for Div orce, Form 1.

We say that:

• We are the Plainti ff and Defendan t list ed above. We are filing a Reques t for Divorce in the county

and court listed above. We can no longer get along as spouses. We understand our marriage

rig hts and duties. We want to get an agr eed divorce.

• We agree on everything in the Request for Divorce. The Request for Divorce does not have to

be served, and there is no need to file an Answer.

• Each of us has read this whole Divorce Agreement. We agre e i t i s fai r . We understand that it will

become part of our Final Divorce Order.

• No one made us sign this Agreement. We will sign any other papers needed to carry out this

Agreement.

HILDREN

My spouse and I have no children together who are under 18, in high school or disabled. Children

together means children we had tog ether, born before our marriage AND it means any and all children

born during our marriag e or adopted.

Neither spouse is pregnant.

Real Property (house, land or mobile homes that are permanently attached to the ground)

Neither spouse owns real property.

Ot her Assets ( bus iness or retirement accounts)

Neither spouse owns a business or has a retirement account.

Plaintiff: Initi al s ________ Date Signed: ________________________ Defendant: Initials _____ Dat e Signed: ____________________

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PLAINTIFF’S PERSONAL PROPERTY

The Plaintiff will own the following pr operty:

a. Vehicles (cars, motorcycles, trucks, boats, etc.)

Vehicle 1

Year

Make

Model

VIN #

Vehicle 2

Year

Make

Model

VIN #

Vehicle 3

Year

Make

Model

VIN #

Vehicle 4

Year

Make

Model

VIN #

b. Ot her personal property ( bank accounts, cash, furniture, jewelry, etc.) Not hous es or land!

Describe:

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All personal property currently in the possession of the Plaint iff is h is /hers.

DEFENDANT’S PERSONAL PROPERTY

The Defendant will own the following pr operty:

a. Vehicles (cars, motorcycles, trucks, boats etc.)

Vehicle 1

Year

Make

Model

VIN #

Vehicle 2

Year

Make

Model

VIN #

Vehicle 3

Year

Make

Model

VIN #

Vehicle 4

Year

Make

Model

VIN #

b. Ot her personal property ( bank accounts, cash, furniture, jewelry, etc.) Not houses or land!

Describe:

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All personal property c ur rently in the possession of the Defendant is his/hers.

If you need more lines, copy this page. Make sure it is included when you file this paper.

Plaintiff: Initi al s ________ Date Signed: ________________________ Defendant: Initials _____ Dat e Signed: ____________________

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DEBTS PLAINTIFF WILL PAY

Plaintiff will pay all debts he/she has made since the date of separation, and will pay for the

following debts:

List all loans, credit card,

cash advance debts

Name of Credit or

(person or company you ow e)

Amount still owed

DEBTS DEFENDANT WILL PAY

Defendant will pay all deb ts he/she has made since the date of separation, and wil l pay f or the

following debts:

List all loans, credit card,

cash advance debts

Name of Credit or

(person or company you ow e)

Amount still owed

If you need more lines, copy this page. Make sure it is included when you file this paper.

We Both Agree on How to Divide t he Debts

(Hold Harmless Provision)

Both spouses agree to divide their debts as listed above. The Plaintiff agrees to pay all the debts listed

under “Plaintiff’s Debts.” The Defendant agrees to pay all the debts listed under “Defendant’s Debts.” The

Plaintiff will not try to make t he Defendant pay his/her debts. The Defendant will not try to mak e the Plaintiff

pay his/her debts. Creditors will try to collect from both spous es. Bot h spouses understand this. A creditor

may get one spouse to pay the other spouse’s debt. If that happens, the spouse who is supposed to pay the

debt will pay the other spouse back. They will pay back any payments and reasonable lawyer’s fees the

spouse made. Th e y will pay back any costs of try ing to stop a creditor from collecting the debt.

Plaintiff: Initi al s ________ Date Signed: ________________________ Defendant: Initials _____ Dat e Signed: ____________________

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ALIMONY (check one):

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Neither spouse wants alimony

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Or check one:

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Plaintiff

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Defendant agrees t o pay (amount): $

until (dat e or action that ends alimony):

If a lim ony is sought, we agr ee that the alimony wi ll be (check one):

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Weekly

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Monthly

 Annually

If alimony is sought, we agree that the alimony: (check all the blocks that apply to your agr eement):

 Can be modified on changes in our lives

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Will end when t he one paying the alim ony dies

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Will end when t he one who g et s the alimony dies

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Will end when t he one paying the alim ony g ets married ag ain

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Will end when t he one who g et s the alimony gets married again

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Will end when t he one who g et s the alimony finishes school, or on ,

whichever dat e comes first.

Important: Both spouses understand there may be tax consequences of the agreed upon alimony

and we have put our initials at the bottom of this page knowing there can be tax consequences and

that we are responsible f or knowing, understanding and accepting these consequences .

ANNOT OWN RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS, BUSINESSES, AND REAL PROPERTY

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Neither spouse has an IRS qualified pension or retirement plan. If you do, you cannot use these

forms.

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Neither spouse owns a business. If you do, you cannot use these forms.

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Neither spouse has real property (house or land). If you do, you cannot use these forms.

NAME CHANGE

Check below to change a spouse’s name back to the name used before this marriage. A government

agenc y or other institution may need proof of this name change. If so, give them a filed copy of this form.

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Plaintiff

First Middle Last

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De fendant

First Middle Last

Court Costs will be paid by (check one)

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Plaintiff

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Defendant

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The spouses will each pay half

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Othe r (explain):

Plaintiff: Initi al s ________ Date Signed: ________________________ Defendant: Initials _____ Dat e Signed: ____________________

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Notice!

The Plaintiff and Defedant understand that the Final Decree does not necessarily

affect the ability of a creditor to pro ceed against a party or a party's property, even

though the party is not responsible under the term s of the decree for an ac cou nt, any

debt associated with an account or any debt. I t may be in a party' s best interest to

cancel, close or freeze any jointly held accounts. T.C.A. § 36-4-134.

This means that the Final Decree of Divorce does not protect you against creditors.

They may try to collect from you, even if your spouse is responsible for the debt. It

may be be s t to cancel, close, or freeze any ac counts you have toget her.

NTIRE AGREEMENT

This document says everything the Plaintiff and Defendant agreed to. They both

give up any legal claims they have against each other. Any other agreements

between them that are not in this paper are no longer any goo d. They cannot make

each other live up to any agreements that are not in this document.

ARNING - CHANGES (MODIFICATION)

After the divorce is final, the spouses may later want to change or drop parts of this

agreement. Changes must be put in writing and filed with the Court Clerk and

approved by the judge. You may w ant to talk to an attorney.

Plaintiff: Initi al s ________ Date Signed: ________________________ Defendant: Initials _____ Dat e Signed: ____________________

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Read below, but only si gn i n front of a notary.

You may sign at a different time than your

spouse, if you want.

Plaintiff

I know that Tennessee has laws against lying on

purpose (perjury). I sw ear that:

•

As far as I know, the information on this form is

true.

• I have revealed to my spouse all proper ty all debts

that I know about and have not kept any property

or debts a secret from my spouse before I signed

th is agreement.

• This is everything we have agreed to.

• Any Agr eements we have that are not listed above

are no longer any good.

SWORN to an d SUBSCRI BED b efore me, on

(date):____________________________________

MM/DD/YYYY

Sig ned at (city):

State of Tennessee, County of

By (Plaintiff):

Signat ure of Notar y Public, Stat e of Tenness ee

My comm ission expires on:

MM/DD/YYYY

(Notar y’s seal)

Read below, but only si gn i n front of a notary.

You may sign at a dif ferent time than your

spouse, if you want.

Defendant

I know that Tennessee has laws against lying on

purpose (perjury). I sw ear that:

• As far as I know, the information on this form is

true.

• I have revealed to my spouse all proper ty all debts

that I know about and have not kept any property

or debts a secret from my spouse before I signed

th is agreement.

• This is everything we have agreed to.

• Any Agr eements we have that are not listed above

are no longer any good.

SWORN t o and SUBSCRIBED befor e me, on

(date): ____________________________________

MM/DD/YYYY

Signed at (city):

State of Tennessee, County of

By (Defendant):

Signat ure of Notar y Public, Stat e of Tenness ee

My comm ission expires on:

MM/DD/YYYY

(Notar y’s seal)