Individuals must have been separated from one’s spouse for a year or more or be a victim of domestic violence with a current PFA order against his or her spouse. They also must know the address and Social Security number for one’s spouse; know one’s date and county of marriage; know one’s exact date of separation; have no marital assets, such as a house, pension, or other personal property with one’s spouse; be willing to waive an alimony claim against one’s spouse; not be the subject of any other divorce action filed in this or another jurisdiction; and be reasonably certain that one’s spouse will go along with the divorce action and be willing to accept service of the Complaint in Divorce.
The Divorce Law Project provides qualifying low income residents of Allegheny County with free legal assistance in uncontested divorces from their spouses. For more information you can call 412-402-6621.