Proceedings in Adoption, Annulment, or Divorce: Petitions

Proceedings in Adoption, Annulment, or Divorce: Petitions. (a) All proceedings for adoption, annulment, or divorce shall be commenced by petition signed and sworn to by the petitioner or petitioners personally. (b) The petition shall set forth sufficient facts as to the residence of the parties to show jurisdiction under this division. (c) A petition for annulment or divorce shall, so far as practicable, include the date and place of marriage of the parties, the cause for the annulment or divorce, and the approximate date and place where it occurred, if the cause consists of individual acts, otherwise, sufficient details as to cause to identify with reasonable certainty the facts relied upon, and a statement as to any prior application which is known to have been made by either party for annulment or divorce of the marriage in question or for separation under it, in this or any other jurisdiction, and the result of that application, if known. (d) Service of petitions filed under this section shall be made upon any respondent or respondents, in the manner provided by law for service of complaints. In such cases, any respondent or respondents shall be accorded such time as may be provided by law for filing an answer to complaints to file an answer to the petition. Source: 39 TTC § 2.