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What does it mean to have an uncontested versus a contested dissolution of marriage/civil union?

April 26, 2017Civil contested dissolution marriage mean uncontested Union versus

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What does it mean to have an uncontested versus a contested dissolution of marriage/civil union?

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In an uncontested dissolution, both sides agree on the dissolution, division of marital property, and child custody and visitation issues, if any.A contested dissolution is where the parties disagree about one or more of these areas, which must then be negotiated or litigated.