
Quoting
JaneAere
My question involves a marriage in the state of: AZ
My spouse and I have been together for 18 years, 12 of those married.
We have always kept separate accounts and assets. We have no children.
We have a Prenup which pretty much says what's his is his and what's hers is hers
We excluded alimony and any interest in each others retirement accounts in that prenup as well
We want to file for a divorce soon and want to fill in the papers ourselves
We have no children and pretty much agree to respect the Prenup for the big ticket items (house, business, cars)
We are cordial about the little things (furnishing, housewares etc.), most of which have been purchased with separate funds anyways.
We are looking at the divorce papers on Maricopa.gov together and have a few questions.
1) We want to do this together, do we really have to have one petitioner and one respondent, which makes it feel more hostile than it is
Is there no way to just get this done together in one shot and skip the petition/serving steps etc.
2) When looking at the papers there are 5)a community poperty and 5)b separate property
We live in a community property state, but it is our understanding that because of the Prenup, we do not own community property
Is that correct?
Our understanding is to fill in 5b) separate property and list the big ticket items (business, house, cars, bank accounts) and reconfirm
that each of use keeps what's in his/her name including the debt related to each item
OR would we still have to fill in 5a)??
Also, do we have to attach a copy of the Prenup for the court, or can we just make a list and say,
5b) separate property refer to separate list
and attach a list of the big ticket items with information on whose assets they are
We are a bit confused, but want to get this over with in a quick efficient and friendly fashion, without involving any lawyers if at all possible.
Thank you!