Response to Dissolution Packet
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# Response to Dissolution Packet (DISSO-09) The DISSO-09 form is used by a spouse who has been served with divorce papers to respond to their partner's divorce request and present their own positions on issues like property division, custody, and support. The person who needs this form is the spouse being sued for divorce (called the "respondent") who wants to contest the divorce or propose different terms than what their partner requested.
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