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Online Divorce in Michigan, From Complaint to Judgment

Answer a few guided questions and get the complete set of Michigan divorce papers, prepared from your answers for one flat price. In an agreed case your spouse files a short Answer, and the judge signs your Judgment of Divorce after a brief hearing.

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Online divorce in Michigan

How Uncontested Divorce Works in Michigan

An uncontested divorce in Michigan is one where you and your spouse agree on everything the court has to decide: how you divide property and debts, spousal support, and, if you have children together, custody, parenting time, and child support. Michigan is a pure no-fault state: the only ground is a breakdown of the marriage relationship, pleaded in the exact words the statute requires, and the law forbids adding any other explanation. There is no separation period, but there is a waiting period after filing. The court cannot take testimony until 60 days after you file, or six months after you file when there are dependent minor children under 18, and the court may shorten the six months to 60 days for unusual hardship.

FormsPal is a self-help document-preparation service, not a law firm. Where Michigan's court rules require the state's approved forms, your packet uses those official forms, filled from your answers. Michigan publishes no form for the documents that carry the substance of a divorce, so five are drafted for your case: your Complaint, your spouse's Answer, the Judgment of Divorce with or without minor children, and the Motion for Entry of Default Judgment if your spouse does not respond. You review every document, sign it and file it yourself. We don't give legal advice or tell you what to agree to. If your case is contested, involves safety concerns, or you're unsure what's fair, talk to a licensed Michigan attorney first.

Michigan's filing fees are set by statute: $175 to open a divorce, which is the $150 filing fee plus the $25 electronic filing system fee, and $80 more when the case decides custody or parenting time. The court waives or suspends that $80 when a consent judgment is submitted with your initial filing. Depending on your circuit, you file through the state's MiFILE system, through the court's own electronic system or on paper, and every Michigan divorce finishes with testimony in open court, so plan on one short hearing.

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The Michigan requirements

What Michigan Requires to Divorce

The rules your court applies to every uncontested Michigan divorce. The questionnaire checks each one for you.

Residency

You or your spouse must have lived in Michigan for the 180 days, and one of you in the filing county for the 10 days, immediately before you file. Extra conditions apply if your spouse lives outside Michigan or did not live here when the grounds arose (see the FAQ).

Waiting period

60 days from filing, or six months when there are dependent minor children under 18. The court may shorten the six months to 60 days for unusual hardship. Your final hearing comes after the wait ends.

Grounds

Michigan is no-fault, you cite a breakdown of the marriage relationship, in the words the statute requires, so no one has to prove wrongdoing.

Court filing fee

Paid directly to the court, separate from FormsPal, and set by statute statewide: $175, plus $80 when the case decides custody or parenting time. A fee waiver is available if you can't afford it. For the full cost picture, attorney fees included, see what a Michigan divorce costs.

Is an online divorce right for you?

Online divorce fits uncontested cases: where you and your spouse agree on property, debts, support, and any parenting arrangements. If your case is contested, involves safety concerns, or your spouse can't be located, we recommend speaking with a licensed Michigan attorney first.

How it works

Three Steps to a Finalized Michigan Divorce

From your first question to a signed decree, here's exactly what to expect.

1

Answer questions

about 5 minutes

Tell us about your marriage, your agreement, and the Michigan county you'll file in.

2

We build your court forms

ready right away

The exact Michigan court documents your case needs, completed with your information. Review every page and edit anything before you sign.

3

Sign your papers

guided, at your pace

Sign where Michigan requires it, under penalty of perjury on nearly every form. The exceptions, sworn before a notary or deputy clerk, are the custody jurisdiction affidavit when custody is decided and the default request if your spouse files nothing. Our signing flow lists every signature.

The waiting period runs from the day you file. After it ends, a short hearing takes testimony in open court, and in an agreed case the judge enters the Judgment of Divorce signed by both of you. We track your case and remind you at each milestone.

Your Michigan form package

The Court Forms You'll Receive

These are the Michigan documents we prepare, the court's official forms and the pleadings we draft where Michigan publishes none, for an uncontested divorce. Which forms you actually get depends on your answers: with children or without, property or none, name restoration, or a fee waiver.

Complaint for Divorce

Judgment of Divorce (No Minor Children)

Verified Statement (Form FOC 23)

Domestic Relations Verified Financial Information Form (Form CC 320)

Order Regarding Custody and Parenting Time (Form FOC 89)

Uniform Child Support Order (Form FOC 10/52)

These 6 are highlights, not the whole package. Behind them sits our catalog of 21 Michigan documents: 16 official court forms and 5 drafted by FormsPal where Michigan publishes no form, and your package includes every one your answers call for, from the first filing through the final judgment.

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Completed with your information

Michigan's official forms where the state publishes them: the summons, verified statement, judgment information, custody and support orders, and fee waiver. Five more are drafted for your case because Michigan publishes none: the Complaint, your spouse's Answer, the Judgment of Divorce with or without minor children, and the default judgment motion.

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The timeline

How Long a Michigan Divorce Takes

Preparing your papers takes a session or two. Once you file, the waiting period runs, 60 days or six months with minor children unless the court shortens it for unusual hardship, and the court schedules a short hearing after it ends.

1

Prepare & review: a day or two
Answer the questionnaire, review your completed forms, and make any edits.
2

File your petition: day 0
File the complaint and its companion forms with the family division of the circuit court in your county or your spouse's county, electronically or on paper as your court directs, and pay the statutory filing fee or file a fee waiver request with your papers.
3

Service and the waiting period
The summons is served on your spouse, who in an agreed case accepts service and files a short Answer. The waiting period runs from filing. It is 60 days, or six months when there are dependent minor children under 18, and the court may shorten the six months to 60 days for unusual hardship.
4

Brief testimony and judgment
The court sets a short hearing after the waiting period. Testimony is taken in open court, and the judge signs the Judgment of Divorce. Ask the clerk what your court expects from each of you.

Where you file

Filing in Your Michigan County

You file in the circuit court's family division for your county. Here are three of Michigan's largest, and we cover all 83 counties.

Wayne County

Wayne County Clerk, Room 201, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Two Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226

🏛️3rd Judicial Circuit, Family Division

🖥️Wayne's Family Division does not take divorce filings on MiFILE. File through the Third Circuit's own Domestic Case Filings System, or in person or by mail with the Wayne County Clerk. Self-represented filers may e-file but are not required to. A fee waiver must be approved before you file.

Oakland County

6th Judicial Circuit Court, Family Division, 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Pontiac, MI 48341

🏛️6th Judicial Circuit, Family Division

🖥️Oakland County's 6th Circuit Court is on MiFILE. Self-represented filers may e-file but are not required to.

Kent County

Kent County Courthouse, 180 Ottawa Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

🏛️17th Judicial Circuit, Family Division

🖥️Kent's 17th Circuit is not on the MiFILE list, so ask the Kent County Clerk how to file.

Filing elsewhere in Michigan? Every circuit takes the same state forms, and your package includes a filing guide with the steps in order. Electronic-filing rules are set court by court, so confirm yours with the clerk.

Why FormsPal

Why Michiganders Choose FormsPal for an Online Divorce

✓The official state forms where Michigan publishes them: the summons, verified statement, judgment information, custody and support orders, and fee waiver, each filled from your answers in the mandatory format.
✓The Complaint and Judgment drafted for your case: Michigan publishes neither, so ours are prepared from your answers, with the ground pleaded in the statute's exact words.
✓The cooperative route built in: your spouse accepts service on the summons and files a short Answer, which keeps the case out of default.
✓Guided plain-language interviews with warnings whenever an answer would take your case off the agreed path.
✓One property list, everywhere: the assets and debts you enter once flow into the complaint, the financial information form when it applies, and the judgment, so nothing has to be typed twice or can disagree.
✓One flat price instead of attorney hourly rates, with the court's filing fee always paid separately and stated up front.

Questions

Michigan Online Divorce FAQ

How much does an online divorce in Michigan cost?

Two costs, and both are knowable up front. Michigan sets the court filing fees by statute: $175 to open the case, which is the $150 filing fee plus the $25 electronic filing system fee, plus $80 when custody or parenting time is decided. The court waives or suspends that $80 when a consent judgment is submitted with your initial filing. A fee waiver request is available if paying is a hardship. FormsPal's document preparation is a flat one-time price shown before you pay anything. Compare that with the $1,500 to $4,000 Michigan attorneys typically charge for an uncontested divorce.

How long does a Michigan divorce take?

There is a waiting period after filing before the court can take testimony. It is 60 days when there are no dependent minor children under 18, and six months when there are, though the court may shorten the six months to 60 days for unusual hardship. After that, the timing depends on when the court sets your hearing. Our tracker shows the date that applies to your case.

Do we have to be separated before filing?

No. Michigan's only ground is a breakdown of the marriage relationship, stated in the words the statute requires, and the law does not let a complaint explain it any further. There is no separation period to wait out.

Do we have to go to court?

Yes, briefly. Michigan requires testimony in open court before the judge signs the Judgment of Divorce, even in a fully agreed case. The hearing is short when everything is signed and agreed, and your package includes what to expect.

How does my spouse get served?

The clerk issues a summons with your complaint, and it has to be served on your spouse by someone other than you. In an agreed case your spouse can accept service on the summons itself and then file a short Answer. If your spouse files nothing within the deadline, you file a verified request for the clerk to enter a default, and the packet includes it. Before the judgment can enter, you also serve your spouse with the motion for default judgment, a notice of the hearing and a copy of the proposed judgment at least 14 days before the hearing.

Do I qualify to file in Michigan?

One of you must have lived in Michigan for the 180 days before filing, and one of you in the filing county for the 10 days before filing, so you can also file where your spouse lives. The 10-day county rule does not apply when the complaint shows your spouse was born in or is a citizen of another country, you share a minor child, and the child is at risk of being taken out of the United States and kept abroad by your spouse. Our packet does not cover that case. If your spouse does not live in Michigan when you file, or did not live here when the grounds for your divorce arose, you must also show you lived together in Michigan, or show you have lived here for the year before filing.

What if my spouse stops agreeing partway through?

Then the case is no longer uncontested, and self-help paperwork stops being the right tool. A spouse who answers and counterclaims takes the case off the do-it-yourself track by definition. If you and your spouse can't get back to agreement on every term, talk to a licensed Michigan attorney before filing anything else.

We have children. What does Michigan require?

With minor children, the waiting period is six months instead of 60 days unless the court shortens it for unusual hardship. You also file the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act Affidavit, and the judge signs the state's Uniform Child Support Order and the custody order along with the judgment. Michigan computes support from its guideline formula, so our interview asks for the amount you agreed or the court set rather than computing one.

Which documents need a notary?

Very few. Most of Michigan's divorce forms are signed under penalty of perjury rather than before a notary. The exceptions are the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act Affidavit, filed when your case decides custody or parenting time, and the default request, used only when your spouse files nothing, whose military-status statement serves as the sworn affidavit required before a default judgment. You swear to each before a notary or deputy clerk.

Why are the Complaint and Judgment drafted instead of official?

Because Michigan publishes no form for them. The state's court administrative office drafted a judgment form during a pilot years ago and never adopted it, and Michigan's own legal-help service produces the complaint, answer, and judgment through guided interviews. We draft five documents from your answers: the Complaint, your spouse's Answer, the Judgment of Divorce with or without minor children, whichever fits your case, and the Motion for Entry of Default Judgment when your spouse does not respond. You review every word before signing.

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