Dissolution Form Assistant
This interview can help you find the forms to start process of filing for dissolution in Ohio. The information you enter will be used to put together a packet of documents you can to save, fill out, print and file with your local court.
Learn more about the dissolution process.
Don't exit until you have filled out all of the information since anything you enter can't be saved until the end. Also be sure to:
- Enter your information completely and correctly.
- Set aside enough time. Answering the questions for this Form Assistant will take about five minutes. The forms that you will receive at the end may take several hours to fill out.
- Use a computer, if possible, so that you can easily save your documents or email them to yourself.
This packet will include a combination of the following forms based on your answers:
- Uniform Domestic Relations Form 17 - Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and Waiver of Service of Summons
- Uniform Domestic Relations Form Affidavit 1 - Affidavit of Basic Information, Income and Expenses
- Uniform Domestic Relations Form Affidavit 2 - Affidavit of Property and Debt
- Uniform Domestic Relations Form Affidavit 3 - Parenting Proceeding Affidavit
- Uniform Domestic Relations Form Affidavit 4 - Health Insurance Affidavit
- Uniform Domestic Relations Form 19 - Separation Agreement
- Uniform Domestic Relations Form 20 - Shared Parenting Plan
- Uniform Domestic Relations Form 21 - Parenting Plan
- Form 20 Civil Fee Waiver Affidavit and Order
If you're filing in one of the following counties, visit the appropriate Virtual Self Help Center to complete your forms online and access detailed information about court procedures:
- Cuyahoga County – Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Virtual Self Help Center
- Montgomery County – Montgomery County Domestic Relations Virtual Self Help Center
- Lorain County - Lorain County Domestic Relations Virtual Self Help Center
Each center provides guided forms and county-specific instructions to help you navigate the court process.