Wayne County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

The final judgment entry of dissolution must have attached a copy of the signed final separation agreement with all addenda and exhibits and, when applicable, the signed parenting plan or shared parenting plan.

A copy of the signed SEPARATION AGREEMENT in its final form, including all addenda and exhibits, and a copy of the signed PARENTING PLAN or SHARED PARENTING PLAN, if applicable, shall be attached to the final JUDGMENT ENTRY OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.

WARNING

Every attachment and exhibit incorporated into a document must be affixed to the document that incorporates it.

All attachments and exhibits incorporated into a document must be affixed to the incorporating document.

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Filed Shared Parenting Plan or Parenting Plan Agreements must be submitted as separate paper outside the pleading body and captioned accordingly.

Shared Parenting Plan or Parenting Plan Agreements filed with the Court must be on separate paper (not included in the body of the pleadings) and styled as Shared Parenting Plan or Parenting Plan.

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A filed Separation Agreement must be submitted as separate paper outside the pleading body and captioned as “Separation Agreement.”

Separation Agreements filed with the Court must be on separate paper (not included in the body of the pleadings) and styled as Separation Agreement.

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Exhibits must be numbered numerically and retain the same number in later filings and at trial.

All exhibits are to be numbered numerically. Once an exhibit is numbered, it shall not change its number, regardless of when it may later be used with any additional filings and/or at trial.