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An uncontested Utah divorce takes 20 court documents to open the case and 8 more to finish it. They are listed below in the order a Utah court expects them, with the official form numbers and what each one actually does. The forms are free — from the Utah courts, and from divvi. The only unavoidable cost is the court’s $358 filing fee, paid to the district court.
These 20 documents open the case. Several apply only if you have minor children, and the Summons is needed only if your spouse won’t sign the Acceptance of Service — in a cooperative divorce nobody is served, so no Summons is required.
Filed with your initial packet so the court already has it on file. Asks the judge to skip the 30-day waiting period once your final agreement is ready.
The court's record of when and how your spouse received the Motion to Waive the 30-Day Waiting Period. You fill in the date you send it.
The proposed order that goes with the motion above — the judge signs this to officially grant the waiver when you're both ready to finalize.
The court's record of when and how your spouse received the proposed Order on the Motion to Waive. You fill in the date you send it.
A one-page administrative form the court clerk uses to open your case in their filing system. You don't need to understand it — just include it on top of your packet.
A sealed court record containing your Social Security number and date of birth. This is never made public — the clerk keeps it completely separate from your case file.
Same as above but for your spouse. Sealed by the court and never part of the public record.
A sealed record containing your children's Social Security numbers and address. Court staff are the only ones who ever see this document.
This is the document that officially starts your divorce. It tells the court who you are, what happened in your marriage, and exactly what you're asking for.
The detailed plan for how you and your spouse will raise your children after the divorce — where they live each week, how big decisions get made, and the holiday schedule.
The Utah state calculation showing exactly how child support was determined. It's based on both parents' incomes and how many overnights each parent has.
The court's record of when and how your spouse received the first group of papers — the cover sheet, the private information forms, the Petition, and, with children, the Parenting Plan and Child Support Worksheet. You fill in the date you send them.
A Utah Department of Health vital records form. The court clerk fills most of it out — it updates the state's official marriage records once your divorce is final.
URCP 26.1 requires each party to serve initial disclosures, including a Financial Declaration, within 14 days after the first answer is filed. It is unclear how that applies when no answer is filed and the parties stipulate. Court checklists do not list the Financial Declaration as a required final document in every stipulated case.
The court's record of when and how your spouse received the Certificate of Divorce (Form 404) and the Notice of Disclosure Requirements. You fill in the date you send them.
Your complete signed agreement on everything — who gets what property, who pays which debts, and the terms for custody and support. This is the negotiated heart of your divorce.
When the parties have a minor child, Utah requires both parents to complete divorce orientation and the parenting course. The petitioner has 60 days from filing; the respondent has 30 days from service. This document confirms that requirement.
The court's record of when and how your spouse received the Divorce Stipulation and, with children, the Notice of Required Classes. It is the last page of your initial filing.
An automatic court order that kicks in the moment you file. It protects both of you — no hiding assets, no canceling insurance, no interfering with utilities.
Your spouse signs this to confirm they received the Petition without needing a process server. If they're cooperative, this saves both of you time and money.
After Utah’s 30-day waiting period (Utah Code § 81-4-402(3)(a)) and once both spouses have signed the settlement, this second set goes to the judge for signature. The Decree of Divorce is the document that actually ends the marriage.
The Utah state calculation showing exactly how child support was determined. It's based on both parents' incomes and how many overnights each parent has.
Your complete signed agreement on everything — who gets what property, who pays which debts, and the terms for custody and support. This is the negotiated heart of your divorce.
The detailed plan for how you and your spouse will raise your children after the divorce — where they live each week, how big decisions get made, and the holiday schedule.
Re-filed with your final packet to confirm you're still a Utah resident and the court still has jurisdiction. The court requires this with every final filing.
The court's formal legal findings that support the Decree — essentially the judge's written reasoning. It mirrors your agreement almost exactly.
Both of you verify your income and confirm you've exchanged financial records as required. This closes out the mandatory financial disclosure period.
The most important document in your entire case. The judge signs this to legally end your marriage. Every agreement you made — property, custody, support — becomes a court order right here.
The court's record of when and how your spouse received the final pleadings — the Stipulation, the Parenting Plan, the Declaration of Jurisdiction, the Findings of Fact, the Decree, the Income Verification and the Child Support Worksheet. One certificate covers the whole filing.
There are three realistic options, and they are genuinely different things:
The official forms as free PDFs, plus the Self-Help Center. Authoritative and free, but you read the instructions and decide what goes in every blank yourself.
The closest thing to divvi that the state itself offers: it interviews you and fills the forms in. There is no fee to use the program. A petition prepared with MyPaperwork adds $60 (Utah Code § 78A-2-501(5)). It replaced OCAP; the older $20 fee is out of date. It is an option if you prefer the courts’ own document interview. divvi’s document preparation is free and does not add that $60.
A plain-English interview that generates the same court documents free, with both spouses working in one case, e-signature for both, a county-specific filing guide, and the post-divorce checklist. divvi is a document preparation service, not a law firm.
Choosing between the two guided tools? Compare MyPaperwork Utah and divvi side by side: shared review, parenting-plan tools, signatures and filing guidance.
Whichever you use, the filing fee is the same and is paid to the court. See how divvi’s free uncontested divorce works.
An uncontested Utah divorce takes 20 documents to open the case and 8 more to finish it. Not every case needs all of them — several are required only when there are minor children, and the Summons is needed only when a spouse won't sign the Acceptance of Service.
Utah's courts publish the forms free as PDFs at utcourts.gov. MyPaperwork — the courts' own guided program, which replaced the retired OCAP system — will interview you and fill them in. There is no fee to use MyPaperwork; a petition prepared with it adds $60 (Utah Code § 78A-2-501(5)). The older $20 OCAP fee is out of date. divvi generates the same court documents free, without that add-on, from a plain-English interview, with both spouses working in one case and e-signature for both.
The forms themselves are free from the Utah courts and free to generate on divvi. What is never free is the court's filing fee, which is $358 statewide and paid to the district court when you file. A judge can waive it if you cannot afford it.
Yes. Utah allows you to represent yourself, and an uncontested divorce where both spouses agree is the most common situation for doing so. divvi is a document preparation service, not a law firm — it prepares the documents and explains the process, but it does not give legal advice or represent you.
Form 1900FA is a standing order that takes effect in every Utah divorce the moment the case is filed. It restricts both spouses from things like selling marital property, cancelling insurance, or moving children out of state without permission. It is not optional and not something you request — it applies automatically.
divvi is a document preparation service, not a law firm, and this page is legal information rather than legal advice. Form numbers and requirements come from the Utah State Courts; the courts publish the authoritative versions at utcourts.gov.