Drafting a petition for dissolution of marriage manually requires hours of research to verify jurisdiction-specific requirements, formatting rules, and statutory grounds. Family law practitioners must cross-reference state court websites, bar association resources, and legal databases while ensuring every section meets local filing standards—a time-consuming process that delays client service.
Preparing a comprehensive Petition for Dissolution of Marriage requires extensive attention to jurisdictional requirements, statutory grounds, custody provisions, property division, and support calculations. Manual drafting takes hours of attorney time to ensure compliance with local court rules while addressing all necessary elements from marital history to relief requests.
CaseMark automates the entire petition drafting process, generating jurisdictionally-compliant divorce petitions that address custody, support, property division, and all required elements. Simply input client information and case details, and receive a complete, court-ready petition formatted to your jurisdiction's specifications in minutes.
This workflow is applicable across multiple practice areas and use cases
Estate planning attorneys need to draft dissolution petitions when clients are divorcing and need to revise estate plans, trusts, and beneficiary designations that reference the former spouse.
Divorce triggers immediate estate planning updates, and estate planning attorneys often handle the coordination of dissolution proceedings with trust amendments and will revisions to ensure proper asset distribution.
Bankruptcy attorneys handling cases where divorce proceedings intersect with bankruptcy filings need to draft or review dissolution petitions to coordinate property division, debt allocation, and support obligations.
Divorce and bankruptcy frequently occur simultaneously, requiring attorneys to navigate both proceedings and ensure proper treatment of marital property, debts, and support obligations in both forums.
Employment litigation attorneys may need to reference or draft dissolution petitions when handling cases involving marital property claims to employment benefits, stock options, or retirement accounts earned during marriage.
Employment-related assets like unvested stock options, deferred compensation, and retirement benefits are frequently disputed in divorce proceedings, requiring coordination between employment and family law matters.
You'll need basic client information including full legal names, addresses, marriage date, and separation date. If children are involved, provide their names and birth dates. For property and support issues, include details about assets, debts, and income. CaseMark guides you through all required information based on your jurisdiction's specific requirements.
Yes, CaseMark generates petitions tailored to your jurisdiction's requirements, including residency periods, statutory grounds, custody factors, and property division rules. The system incorporates state-specific terminology and legal standards, whether your jurisdiction follows no-fault divorce, community property, or equitable distribution principles.
CaseMark prompts you for all necessary information about minor children and generates comprehensive custody and support sections. The petition addresses legal and physical custody requests, parenting time schedules, decision-making authority, and child support calculations based on your state's guidelines and best interests factors.
Absolutely. CaseMark allows you to specify your client's position on asset division, debt allocation, and spousal support. You can request specific property distributions, propose equitable divisions, and tailor support requests based on the statutory factors in your jurisdiction, including marriage duration, earning capacity, and standard of living.
CaseMark reduces petition drafting time from 3-4 hours to approximately 15 minutes. This allows you to handle more cases, respond faster to client needs, and allocate attorney time to higher-value activities like strategy and client counseling rather than document assembly.