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To be uncontested, you and your spouse should agree about the division of shared property, assets, and obligations related to any children in writing. You can use our Divorce Settlement Agreement to outline the terms of your divorce for the court. Make sure to file a copy with the county clerk.

The main Alabama forms for an uncontested divorce include: the divorce complaint. a summons. your signed marital settlement agreement, and. an notarized affidavit ("Plaintiff's Testimony") for declaring certain facts about your marriage.

An uncontested divorce usually takes about 6-10 weeks after everything has been signed by both spouses and filed with the court. A contested divorce can take anywhere from 30 days to months or years, depending on if there is a trial or not.

The basic forms are the divorce complaint, marital settlement agreement, testimony of plaintiff (affidavit), affidavit of residency, child support information sheet (CS-47), and the vital statistics form. You must file the uncontested divorce documents with the clerk of the court and pay a filing fee.

In general, filing and completing a divorce in Alabama will cost around $200-$350. The average cost of filing for divorce in Alabama is usually around $215-230. If you have a contested divorce case in Huntsville, Alabama, the costs will be much steeper.

It usually takes about 6-10 weeks for a judge to sign your divorce decree and for you to be officially divorced. It takes this long because the court's cannot officially order you divorced until 30 days have passed from the time of the divorce being filed.