Statewide Forms Forms

Before you use these forms, we strongly suggest you consider hiring a lawyer for your divorce, even if you expect it to be uncontested (your spouse will not oppose the divorce). Divorce involves more than ending a marriage. You may need to deal with property division, child support, financial issues, or an Order of Protection, and a lawyer can help you understand and protect your rights.

If you are unsure how to find a lawyer, call the NY State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service (toll free) at 1-800-342-3661; or go to lawhelp.org if you cannot afford a lawyer;

The Uncontested Divorce Forms:

There are a number of papers needed for an uncontested divorce in New York, and they’re all included separately below, or as a complete packet. See the Uncontested Divorce Instruction Booklet for instructions about filling them out. They include the following:

• Required Notices to Serve with the Summons in Every Case:  Notice of Automatic Orders, Notice of Guideline Maintenance (for cases started on or after 1/25/16) & Notice about continuing health care coverage. Note: if there are children, the Child Support Standards Chart must also be served.  It is available at LDSS 4515 (Rev. 03/26), Child Support Standards Chart
• Required Forms to Start Every Case: Summons with Notice (Form UD 1) or Summons with Verified Complaint (Forms UD 1a and UD 2)
• Required Proof that Papers Were Delivered to Your Spouse If Summons Was Served: Affirmation of Service (Form UD 3)
• Required Statement Confirming You Have Removed Any Religious Barriers to Remarriage in Every Case: Sworn Statement Form UD 4) and proof of service (Form UD 4a)
• Form Confirming for the Court Whether: Service was Made on Defendant, or Defendant Appeared and Signed the UD-7, or Defendant Defaulted: Affirmation of Regularity (Form UD 5)
• Required Sworn Statement from Plaintiff in Every Case: Plaintiff’s Affirmation (Form UD 6) 
• Sworn Statement from Defendant Agreeing to the Action and Agreeing to Place the Case on the Uncontested Divorce Calendar without Waiting (if Defendant Agrees to Sign it): Defendant’s Affirmation (Form UD 7)
• Income and Support Worksheets (if needed): Annual Income Worksheet (Form UD 8(1)), Maintenance Guidelines Worksheet (Form UD 8(2)) for cases after 1/25/16, Child Support Worksheet (Form UD 8(3))
• Required Additional Forms in Every Case For Court Processing: Note of Issue (Form UD 9), Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Form UD 10), Judgment of Divorce (Form UD 11), Part 130 Certification (Form UD 12), Request for Judicial Intervention (Form UD 13) Notice of Entry (Form UD 14) & Affirmation of Service of the Judgment of Divorce, Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage, A stamped, self addressed postcard, Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage,
• Required Forms for Divorces with Children Only: Addendum to RJI (Form 840M), UCS-111 Child Support Summary Form
• Forms Depending on the Circumstances for Divorces with Children Only: Fee Waiver Application, Fee Waiver Order, Support Collection Unit Information Sheet (Form UD-8a), Qualified Medical Child Support Order, QMCSO (Form UD-8b), Income Withholding Order for Child Support or Combined Child and Spousal Support (LDSS- 5037), NYS Case Registry Filing Form for use with Non-IV-D orders (except spousal only orders), Child Support Enrollment Form (LDSS 5258), Short Form Application for Child Support Services (may be used instead of LDSS 5258), DRL 255 Addendum to Matrimonial Agreement), Notice of Settlement
• Forms Depending on the Circumstances for Divorces with no Children: Fee Waiver Application, Fee Waiver Order, Income Withholding Order for Spousal Support only (LDSS-5038), DRL 255 Addendum to Matrimonial Agreement), Notice of Settlement