Uncontested divorce in Utah

How agreed divorces are handled in Utah

• No special summary divorce, but if you agree you can file a stipulation and get a decree after the 30-day wait, often without a hearing.
• MyPaperwork (online interview) prepares the forms.

Before you file in Utah

Who can file (residency)

You or your spouse must have lived in the Utah county where you file for at least 90 days before filing (or you are military stationed in Utah for 90 days, or both spouses consent to Utah jurisdiction).

Waiting period

The court can't enter a divorce decree until 30 days after the petition is filed, unless it finds extraordinary circumstances. With minor children, both parents must also finish the required classes first (petitioner within 60 days of filing, respondent within 30 days of service).

Law

Utah Code 81-4-402(1) · Utah Code 81-4-402(3), (4); 81-4-406(2)

Forms, fees and filing in Utah

Official forms

Divorce forms (Utah courts)

Court self-help

Divorce self-help (Utah courts)

Filing fee

$350 to file a petition for divorce; $130 for the respondent's answer/counter-petition (Utah Courts fee schedule effective May 6, 2026; Utah Code 78A-2-301(1)(b)(iv), (1)(d)(iv)). Extra costs may include service and the required classes.

If you can't afford the fee

Ask the judge to waive fees with a Motion to Waive Fees, filed with your other papers: https://www.utcourts.gov/en/self-help/legal-help/procedures/waiver.html

E-filing

Self-represented people can file new papers in person, by email to the court's filing address (PDF only), or by mail; MyPaperwork (online interview) prepares the divorce forms: https://www.utcourts.gov/en/self-help/services/mycase/mypaperwork.html

If your spouse agrees to sign

Someone 18 or older who isn't you delivers the papers to your spouse (or leaves them at home with another adult), or your spouse signs an Acceptance of Service (form 1022FA).

If you agree on only some issues

Required: if any issues are still contested after the response is filed, you must attend at least one mediation session in good faith (cost split equally unless ordered otherwise). You can be excused for good cause, such as domestic violence. Utah Code 81-4-403.

An uncontested divorce in Utah, step by step

1. Check that you can file in Utah

   You or your spouse must have lived in the Utah county where you file for at least 90 days before filing (or you are military stationed in Utah for 90 days, or both spouses consent to Utah jurisdiction).

2. Check how agreed cases are finished

   No special summary divorce, but if you agree you can file a stipulation and get a decree after the 30-day wait, often without a hearing.

3. Fill in the official forms

   Use the court's official divorce forms: Divorce forms (Utah courts)

4. File, and pay the fee or ask for a waiver

   $350 to file a petition for divorce; $130 for the respondent's answer/counter-petition (Utah Courts fee schedule effective May 6, 2026; Utah Code 78A-2-301(1)(b)(iv), (1)(d)(iv)). Can't afford it? Ask the judge to waive fees with a Motion to Waive Fees, filed with your other papers: https://www.utcourts.gov/en/self-help/legal-help/procedures/waiver.html. Self-represented people can file new papers in person, by email to the court's filing address (PDF only), or by mail; MyPaperwork (online interview) prepares the divorce forms: https://www.utcourts.gov/en/self-help/services/mycase/mypaperwork.html.

5. Have your spouse sign or be served

   Someone 18 or older who isn't you delivers the papers to your spouse (or leaves them at home with another adult), or your spouse signs an Acceptance of Service (form 1022FA).

6. Wait out the waiting period

   The court can't enter a divorce decree until 30 days after the petition is filed, unless it finds extraordinary circumstances.

7. Get the final decree

   The judge signs the final decree (judgment), which ends the marriage. Get a certified copy and keep it.

Questions about uncontested divorce in Utah

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