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A guided interview turns your words into organized divorce petition, decree, and affidavit drafts — plus plain-language help with serving, responding, and your day in court. Walk in prepared. Completely free to use.
To start your divorce petition, what state are you filing in?
Utah
Got it. Utah generally asks for 3 months’ residency in your county, and has a 30-day waiting period after filing. Have you lived there since spring?
Case packet
Cover, TOC & exhibits
Free
Every document, donation-supported
110 states
Launch jurisdictions
10+
Court document types, one story
EN · ES
Fully bilingual journey
What we make
The drafts people actually need — each one interviewed end-to-end by our AI, filled from your life story, and organized the way your state’s courts expect.
Free
Donation-supported
Petition and proposed decree drafts, interviewed end-to-end.
Free
Donation-supported
A professionally formatted sworn-statement draft.
Free
Donation-supported
The paperwork around the paperwork, filled from your story.
More matter types — custody, support, name change, small claims — coming soon.
Beyond the documents
Filing is only the beginning. Your life story powers a step-by-step path through everything that comes after — in English or Español.
Everything you share builds a private profile that fills in every document — you never repeat yourself, across sessions or documents.
Snap the papers you already have — they read themselves into your timeline, deadlines included.
A plain-language walkthrough of service of process: who can deliver, how, and what to file to prove it.
On the receiving end? Build an answer paragraph-by-paragraph — admit, deny, or explain — before your deadline.
Hearing preparation with practice questions, what to bring, and how the day usually goes.
Waiting periods and response windows become calendar files you can download — no missed dates.
How it works
Pick your state and the document you need. We'll route you through the right interview.
Answer plain-English questions — or photograph court papers you already have and let them fill in your story.
A review gate walks you through each statement before anything is generated. These are your words, sworn.
Get organized PDF drafts and a case packet, plus what comes next: serving, responding, and hearing prep.
Built for your jurisdiction
Interview questions, captions, and formatting adapt to each supported state — with the deepest step-by-step guidance (procedure roadmap, child support estimator, fee waiver) in Utah first. Court rules change, so review the current filing instructions from your local court.
Jurisdiction-aware
Tailored interview and captions.
Court-format drafts
Margins, fonts, line numbers.
Private by default
Your story is yours — erase it any time.
English & Español
The guided journey is fully bilingual.
FAQ
Yes. Every interview, document, and guide on discover.legal is free to use — no subscription, no card required. The project is donation-supported: if it saved your day, you can buy us a coffee.
No. discover.legal is a self-help document preparation tool. We don't provide legal advice or represent you. For complex or contested matters, consult a licensed attorney — we can even prepare a one-page case summary to hand them.
The launch editor currently supports Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Utah, with the deepest step-by-step guidance for Utah. Confirm local filing requirements with your court.
The respondent path is built in: photograph what you were served, see your deadline, and build an answer paragraph-by-paragraph — admit, deny, or explain.
Most affidavits take 10–20 minutes. A divorce interview usually takes 45–90 minutes depending on complexity (children, property, support). Everything auto-saves, so you can stop and resume any time.
Yes. We prepare organized drafts and a case packet to work from. Where your state publishes official court forms, you file on those — we link them from your account — using your drafts as source material, or bring everything to a lawyer or your court’s self-help center. The what’s-next roadmap walks you through serving, waiting periods, and hearings.
Your life story stays private to your account and is used only to fill in your documents. You can erase it with one click — erasing never touches documents you already downloaded.
Tell your story, verify every statement, and download reviewable PDF drafts — then follow the roadmap to serve, respond, and prepare for court. Free.
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