How to dissolve a marriage if we have children together?

If there are common minor children, then the marriage can be dissolved only in court. An application for divorce is submitted to the court at the place of residence of one of the spouses. But before turning to the court, you need to find out the following questions: does the other party consent to the divorce and with which parent will the children live after the divorce. Spouses should also discuss the procedure for paying alimony and dividing property.

The next stage is the preparation of documents. You may need:

• marriage certificate;

• a receipt for the payment of the court fee;

• copies of birth certificates of joint minor children;

• a notary-registered contract between spouses (only in case of filing a joint application);

• divorce application;

• accompanying applications to the court — applications for consideration of the case without presence in court for husband and wife, application for receiving summons by SMS, application for obtaining a copy of the court decision.