One Year Separation

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR

Complainant

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SSN v. Chancery No.

Defendant

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FINAL DECREE (One Year Separation)

THIS CAUSE came to be heard upon Complainant’s Bill of Complaint filed herein; service of process upon the Defendant in a proper manner; the pleadings filed herein; and upon an Ore Tenus Hearing having been held on:

______; Date of Hearing and

UPON CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, it appearing to the Court independently of the admissions of either party in the pleadings or otherwise, that:

1. That the parties were lawfully married on the ____ day of ______,

2____, in ______.

of 4 2. That there were ____ children born or adopted by the parties, whose full name(s),

Social Security Number(s) and date(s) of birth are as follows:

______

3. That your Complainant is domiciled in and is and has been a bona fide resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth of Virginia for at least six months immediately preceding the commencement of this suit.

4. That the parties last cohabitated in ______

5. That the parties hereto separated on the ____ day of ______

, 2____, at which time it was the intent of one or both of the parties that the separation be permanent, and have lived separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for at least one year preceding the institution of this suit.

6. That on the ____ day of ______, 2____, the parties entered into a Property Settlement Agreement that decides all property and support issues between the parties and there are no further issues for the Court to determine.

7. That all issues regarding the custody, visitation and support of the minor child(ren) of the marriage have likewise been settled by the parties in the aforementioned

Property Settlement Agreement and there are no further issues for the Court to determine.

8. That neither of the parties hereto are active members of the Armed Forces of the United States and they both are over the age of eighteen (18) years.

9. That there is no hope of reconciliation between the parties.

of 4 10. That the facts alleged in the Bill of Complaint have been proven and fully sustained and the Complainant is entitled to the relief prayed for; it is thereby

ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREED that:

The Complainant, ______, be and hereby is, granted a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from the Defendant, ______, on the ground of having lived separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption, for a period of one (1) year, and that the bonds of matrimony heretofore existing between the parties are hereby declared to be dissolved; and

That the Property Settlement Agreement entered into between the parties dated the ____ day of ______, 2____, is hereby affirmed, ratified and incorporated but not merged into the Final Decree of Divorce to the extent permitted under VA. Code Ann. § 20-

109.1 (1950), and the parties are hereby ordered to comply with its terms; and it is further stated

That the Complainant/Defendant be restored and confirmed to her former name, to-wit: _

______, and it is further

ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREED that the Clerk of this Court shall cause a copy of this Decree to issue to the parties; and

THIS CAUSE IS FINAL and should be removed from the docket.

Date ______Judge

I ASK FOR THIS:

______Complainant/Defendant

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