DivorceVirtual helps couples who agree on everything get an uncontested divorce in Utah online. You answer one questionnaire. We prepare your court documents, collect your spouse's signature electronically, and give you step-by-step instructions for filing with the court. This article walks through how it works from start to finish, and the tools you can use along the way.
Who DivorceVirtual is for
DivorceVirtual works for you if all of these are true:
You and your spouse agree on everything (an uncontested divorce).
You married in Utah County, Utah, wherever you live now. Online ceremonies count, including ones through VirtualMarriage or Courtly.
You have no child together under 18 or still in high school, none on the way, and no adult child who depends on you because of a disability. Grown, independent children are fine.
See Service Eligibility for the details.
What it costs
The DivorceVirtual service fee is $295. The court's filing fee is separate: it goes to the court, and you can pay it directly or through your dashboard at Step 6 so we pay the court for you. See the Refund policy for what happens if you stop part way.
The big picture
A Utah divorce has two rounds of paperwork:
Initial papers open your case. You file them, and the court gives you a case number.
Final papers ask the court to grant the divorce. They include your case number and court details, and they can only be filed after Utah's 30-day waiting period.
For each round, we generate the documents, you review them, your spouse signs them online, and you file them with the court using our instructions. Only one of you needs an account; your spouse just reviews and signs by email. Nothing needs to be notarized.
The 10 steps on your dashboard
Your dashboard shows where your case stands and what to do next. You can always get back to it at divorcevirtual.com/dashboard.
Step 1 — Initial Information Gathering
You fill out the divorce questionnaire: details about you and your spouse, where each of you lives, your marriage, and your property and debts. Your answers save as you go, so you can stop and come back. Answer as accurately as you can; everything in your documents comes from here.
Step 2 — Initial Document Generation & Review
Once you submit the questionnaire, we generate your initial divorce documents. Read them carefully. If an answer needs to change, use the Reopen Form button to go back to the questionnaire, correct it, and submit again; your documents are generated again from the corrected answers. When everything looks right, confirm the review to move on.
Step 3 — Get Your Spouse's Initial Signature
We email your spouse a secure link to review and sign the initial documents online. You'll see on your dashboard when they've signed. If they can't find the email, check the address you entered for them, ask them to check spam, and contact us if you need the invitation sent again.
Step 4 — Initial Filing Instructions
Your dashboard gives you the signed initial papers and instructions for filing them with your court (Provo or Spanish Fork, in Utah County). Once the court accepts them, it assigns your case a number. You can look your case up online through MyCase; see Accessing Your Utah Court Case Online via MyCase.
Step 5 — Case Details
Enter the case details the court gave you: the court, your case number, and the judge and commissioner assigned. These go into your final documents, so enter them exactly as the court shows them. Saving your case details for the first time also starts the 30-day waiting period countdown on your dashboard.
Step 6 — Pay Filing Fees
Pay the court's filing fee here and we pay the court on your behalf. This fee is separate from the DivorceVirtual service fee.
Step 7 — Final Document Generation & Review
We generate your final divorce documents using your answers and your case details. Review them carefully before they go to your spouse.
Step 8 — Get Your Spouse's Final Signature
Your spouse receives a second email to review and sign the final documents online, just like Step 3.
Step 9 — Final Filing Instructions
Utah requires a 30-day waiting period, counted from your initial filing, before the final papers can be filed. It can't be waived or shortened. Your dashboard shows a countdown, and this step unlocks when the 30 days are up. Then file your signed final papers using the instructions on this step.
Step 10 — Divorce Finalized
The court reviews your final papers and issues your final divorce decree, signed by the judge. It usually arrives by email 4 to 8 weeks after you file your final papers. Upload the decree to your dashboard to complete your case. See How is a Finalized Divorce Decree Handled and Delivered?
How long it takes
Most uncontested divorces through DivorceVirtual take about 60 to 90 days from start to finish: the time to file your initial papers, Utah's 30-day waiting period, then 4 to 8 weeks for the court to issue the decree after your final filing. How quickly you and your spouse complete each step makes a difference too.
Changing courts or correcting case details
Your case belongs to the court where you filed your initial papers. If you need to change the court, case number, judge or commissioner in your final documents, how you do it depends on where you are:
Before your spouse signs the final documents (Steps 5 to 8): go back to Case Details and save the corrected details. Saving changed details regenerates your Step 7 documents with the new details, so review them again before they go to your spouse. If your paperwork is being worked on right now, the page asks you to check back once it finishes, which can take a few hours.
After your spouse has signed the final documents: use Update court or case details on your case. It rewrites your signed document to the court, case number, judge and commissioner you enter, and the updated document replaces the one on the page. Your spouse doesn't need to sign again. When you file on Step 9, send the updated document.
If your spouse declined to sign: contact support and we'll help you from there.
Not sure which court you should be in? See Courts contact details, or contact us.
Regenerating documents
Your documents are always built from what's stored on your case, so the way to change a document is to change the information behind it:
An answer from the questionnaire: at Step 2, use Reopen Form, correct the answer and submit again. Your initial documents are generated again.
Court or case details: change them on Case Details before your spouse signs the final documents, and your Step 7 documents regenerate automatically. After they've signed, use Update court or case details instead.
Anything else, or a document that looks wrong: contact support. We can regenerate documents and send a new signing link to your spouse when needed.
Tools on your dashboard
Besides the 10 steps, the menu on the left of your dashboard has tools for the paperwork around your divorce:
Certificate of Service: upload your Domestic Relations Injunction PDF (form 1501FAJ), enter who you served, how, where and when, and download the completed certificate showing you served it on your spouse. See How is the Domestic Relations Injunction handled.
Change Court: upload a signed divorce PDF and update the court, case number, judge or commissioner on it. Leave a field blank to keep what the PDF shows. Nothing is saved to your case: you get the updated PDF back to download. On your own case, Update court or case details does the same thing and keeps your case up to date.
Help Center and Contact Support: answers to common questions, and a way to reach us.
You'll also get notifications in your dashboard and by email when something needs your attention, such as when your spouse has signed or your waiting period ends.
What DivorceVirtual doesn't do
We don't file papers with the court for you: you file them, following our instructions at Steps 4 and 9. (We can pay the court filing fee for you at Step 6.)
We don't give legal advice or review your situation for you. If your divorce isn't uncontested, or you need advice about your rights, speak to a family law attorney.
We can't help with divorces involving children we can't help with (see eligibility above), or marriages performed outside Utah County.
Start your divorce today
Get started by signing up and accessing the dashboard at https://www.divorcevirtual.com/dashboard
Need help?
Use Contact Support in your dashboard, or message us through the chat. We're happy to help at any step.