Tennessee Online Divorce: Frequently Asked Questions

A divorce is uncontested when you and your spouse agree to the divorce and to all of its terms — how to divide your property and debts, and whether either of you will pay spousal support. In Tennessee the grounds are irreconcilable differences, which is a “no-fault” divorce: neither of you has to prove the other did anything wrong.

The court will almost always approve an agreement the two of you reach, as long as it is fair and reasonable and nobody was pressured into it. If you can’t agree on everything, the divorce is contested and can’t be done online.

Our online service is built for Tennessee couples who:

• Have lived in Tennessee (at least one of you) for the past 6 months
• Both agree to the divorce and how to split things
• Have no children under 18 together
• Know where the other spouse lives
• Don’t need to divide retirement accounts

The free qualifying questions take about a minute and tell you right away.

1. See if you qualify — answer a few quick questions, then create your free account.
2. Complete your interview and pay — a licensed Tennessee attorney prepares your divorce papers and sends them to you to sign and have notarized.
3. Mail your signed papers — your attorney files them with the court and mails your divorce decree to you.

No. With our Full Service Package, a licensed Tennessee attorney files your papers and handles the court for you. For an uncontested divorce, you don’t have to appear in court.

The Full Service Package is $699, plus the court filing fee. The filing fee is set by each county — in most Tennessee counties it’s about $254.50. The exact amount for your county is shown as its own line before you pay.

A licensed Tennessee attorney will:

• Prepare your divorce papers from your interview answers
• File them with the court and pay the court filing fee for you
• Mail your divorce decree to you when it’s final
• Restore your former or maiden name if you want — at no additional fee

Only your county’s court filing fee, which is shown at checkout. If you need your papers revised after they’ve been sent to you, there is a $70 revision fee.

Not until your divorce interview is finished. Creating your account and answering the questions is free.

Yes. We back the Full Service Package with a 100% money-back guarantee — we either get your divorce granted or you get your fee back. See how the guarantee works.

Tennessee has a mandatory 60-day waiting period for couples without minor children, counted from the day your papers are filed. The whole process usually takes less than 90 days from when your attorney receives your signed and notarized papers. After the waiting period, your attorney presents your divorce to the court at its next available date, then mails your decree to you.

Print them, sign them in front of a notary, and mail the signed and notarized papers to your attorney. Your attorney files them with the court and mails your divorce decree to you once it’s granted.

Sign your papers in front of a notary and mail them to your spouse. Your spouse signs in front of a notary where they live, then mails everything to your attorney to file.

Yes. If you want your former or maiden name back, your attorney includes it in your divorce at no additional fee.

Your spouse has to agree and sign, so without knowing where they are, the divorce can’t be done online. You may be able to get a default divorce through your local court — a local attorney can advise you.

If your spouse doesn’t agree or won’t sign, the divorce is contested and can’t be done online. We can set you up with a free consultation to talk about your options.

Not through our online service — divorces with minor children need a parenting plan and child support, which an attorney handles with you directly. We’ll set you up with a free consultation.

Dividing retirement accounts takes extra court orders, so it isn’t part of our online service. We can set you up with a free consultation instead.

Usually not for an uncontested divorce. See our military divorce information for where you can file and the rights service members have.