DivorceWriter provides you with everything you need to complete your own South Carolina uncontested divorce without an attorney.
South Carolina Residency Requirements
If both parties have lived in South Carolina for three months before filing for divorce, you can file for divorce. If only one party lives in South Carolina, that person must have lived in South Carolina for one year before filing for divorce.
Grounds for Divorce
The spouses must have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for one full year before filing for divorce. This is the no-fault ground in South Carolina. DivorceWriter provides only no-fault (uncontested) divorce forms.
Filing Your South Carolina Divorce
The basic steps for filing your uncontested South Carolina divorce are as follows:
- Review and sign your documents.
- File for divorce.
- The judge finalizes your divorce by signing your Final Order of Divorce.
Division of property & debt, child parenting plan (including child support, visitation and custody), spousal support, and more are covered.
Included South Carolina Forms
South Carolina
- Family Court Cover Sheet
- Certificate of Exemption
- Summons
- Complaint for Divorce
- Financial Declaration(s)
- Property Settlement Agreement
- Child Support Worksheet*
- Acceptance of Service
- Affidavit of Service by Mailing
- Answer
- Affidavit of Service by Mailing (Answer)
- Affidavit of Default for Divorce
- Request for Hearing
- Affidavit of Service by Mailing (Notice of Hearing)
- Final Order of Divorce
- Judgment in a Family Court Case
- Report of Divorce
*Divorce with minor children only
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