Fillable Printable Divorce Summons with Notice - New York
Fillable Printable Divorce Summons with Notice - New York
                        Divorce Summons with Notice - New York

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1 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Index No.:                               
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2 3 COUNTY OF                           Date Summons filed:              
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4 --------------------------------------------------------------------X Plaintiff designates                 
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5 County as the place of trial
The basis of venue is:
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6 ________________________
Plaintiff,
-against-          SUMMONS WITH NOTICE
            Plaintiff/Defendant resides at:
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7 ________________________
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8 ________________________
Defendant. ________________________
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ACTION FOR A DIVORCE
To the above named Defendant:
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9 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to serve a notice of appearance on the    Plaintiff 
OR    Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive
of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not
personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear,
judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below.
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10, 11 Dated ________________   Plaintiff
  Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
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12      Phone No.:
     Address:
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13 NOTICE: The nature of this action is  to  dissolve the marriage between  the  parties, on the 
grounds: **DRL §170 subd.____ -  __________________________________
The relief sought is a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff dissolving the marriage
between the parties in this action.  
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14 The  nature  of  any  ancillary  or  additional  relief  requested  (see  p.14  of  Instructions)  is:
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 Additional page describing ancillary relief requested is attached
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 Marital property to be distributed pursuant to separation agreement/stipulation;
 I waive distribution of Marital property; 
For divorces commenced on or after 1/25/16 only: I am not seeking  maintenance as payee as
described in the Notice of Guideline Maintenance (the “Notice”) other than what was already agreed
to in a written agreement/stipulation ; OR  I seek maintenance as payee, as described in the Notice 
 NONE - I am not requesting any  ancillary relief; 
AND any other relief the court deems fit and proper
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Read pp. 3-5 of Instructions and insert the grounds for the divorce:
DRL §170(1) - cruel and inhuman treatment DRL §170(4) - adultery
DRL §170(2) - abandonment DRL §170(5) - living apart one year after separation decree or  judgment of separation
DRL §170(3) - confinement in prison DRL §170(6) - living apart one year after execution of a separation agreement
DRL §170(7) - irretrievable breakdown in relationship
(UD-1 Rev. 1/25/16)
            
    
