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You begin the procedure by filing a Complaint for Dissolution of Marriage in the Superior Court of the county where you live. If neither party is seeking alimony, you may file in any county that would be convenient to you and your spouse.

CONNECTICUT COURT RULES Subsection (b) allows a court to seal a file "if the judicial authority concludes that such order is necessary to preserve an interest which is determined to override the public's interest in attending such proceedings or viewing such materials.

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.

The first step in getting a divorce from your spouse is to petition for divorce. This simply is the filing of the divorce papers and serving them to your soon-to-be ex spouse. They then must file an answer to the documents that they receive.

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.

Agreement on the Reason for Your Divorce One of the grounds for divorce in Connecticut is that your marriage is "irretrievably" broken, meaning there's no reasonable chance of getting back together. The easiest and quickest way to get an uncontested divorce is to agree with your spouse on this reason.