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You may also call the Centralized Services Unit at 860-263-2750. All requests for files must include the name of the case and docket number. Docket numbers may be available on-line at .jud.ct.gov by utilizing the case look-up function. Files should be available within one or two business days.

Prepare the necessary paperwork. There are two forms that you have to fill out in order to begin the divorce process in Connecticut. These forms are the Summons Family Actions form (form number JD-FM-3) and the Divorce Complaint/Cross Complaint form (form number JD-FM-159).

To obtain a copy of a Divorce Decree or Dissolution of Civil Union Decree, contact the CT Superior Court where the divorce or dissolution was granted. Please contact the appropriate court for applicable fees and requirements: Directory of Connecticut Superior Courts.

Filing and Serving the Divorce Papers Once you've completed the forms, take them to the Superior Court Clerk's office in the judicial district where you or your spouse lives. The clerk can help you pick a "Return Date," which is simply the date when your divorce case officially starts.

You will need to complete the following forms: Summons Family Actions JD-FM-3. Divorce Complaint (Dissolution of Marriage) JD-FM-159 or, if you are filing to dissolve a civil union, not a marriage, the Dissolution of Civil Union Complaint (JD-FM-159A)

You follow the same procedure, but you must fill out and file all the legal forms yourself. The Do-It-Yourself Divorce Guide and Do-It-Yourself Guide Supplement (must be used together) are written to help people without legal training use Connecticut State Courts to obtain a divorce without the use of an attorney.