Article: If your divorce is complicated, an attorney can help guide you through the process and ensure everything is done correctly. You may have difficulty going it alone if you have complex child custody or support issues, if you and your spouse have been married for a while and have a lot of property and joint assets, or if you and your spouse disagree about any of these issues. Rather than physical forms, Utah has an Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP) you can use to prepare the petition and other documents you will need to file for divorce. The online system includes instructions on how to fill out the forms correctly. After you input all the necessary information, the program will personalize the forms for you and prepare all the paperwork you need the only thing it won't do is file the forms for you. When you file the forms, you also will be charged a $20 document preparation fee for using the OCAP service. Once you've finished preparing your forms and printed them, you must sign them in front of a notary public. If you're unsure where to find a notary, check your bank many banks offer notary services free of charge to their customers. You also may find notaries in private businesses such as check-cashing services, or at the courthouse. To open your divorce case, you must file your forms in the clerk's office of the court in the county where you live. The clerk will charge you a $310 filing fee (plus the $20 document preparation fee if you used OCAP). If you can't afford the fee, you can file a motion asking the judge to waive them. You'll have to file extensive documentation proving that you are unable to afford the fee, including a detailed description of your income, expenses, debts, and property. Within 120 days after you've filed your initial petition, you must serve your spouse with a copy of the petition, the summons, and all other documents you filed. You can either mail the documents using certified mail, or have the sheriff's department or a private process serving company provide service for you for a fee. After the other party has been served, you must file a proof of service document. The court won't act on your petition until all parties to the action have been served. After you serve your spouse, they have 21 days to file a response to your petition. This time is extend to 30 days if he lives in another state. If your spouse files an answer, both of you must disclose to each other a Financial Declaration. On this form, each party discloses all income, assets, debt, and expenses both to the court and to each other. In addition, you must attach a number of financial documents, including pay stubs, copies of tax returns for the two tax years before the petition was filed, loan applications, financial statements, real estate appraisals, and other documents pertaining to any item listed on the form. If your spouse does not file an answer within the time specified on his summons, you may ask the court for a default judgment. A default judgment means you get everything you've asked for, and your spouse doesn't have an opportunity to protest or tell their side of the story. Instead of a response contesting your petition, your spouse also may file a written stipulation that he agrees to the divorce. If you agree on the terms of the divorce, you can answer the questions in the OCAP Stipulation Interview and prepare agreed documents. However, you can only do this after you've filed a petition and served it on your spouse.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Consider hiring an attorney. Prepare your forms. Sign your divorce forms in the presence of a notary. File your divorce forms. Serve your spouse. Wait for an answer.
Article: Start wiping down your furniture to remove any dirt and debris. Try wiping down the piece with a clean, slightly damp rag first. Then take a cleaning wipe like Lysol or Clorox and go back over it. You don't want any dust or grit to get stuck under your coats of paint. Before you start painting, be sure to remove any handles, buttons, or decorative items that you don't want to paint over. As you remove them, pay attention to where they went and how they were installed. This will make it easier when you have to put everything back on. Place each piece into a ziploc bag so they don't get lost after you start painting. If you are painting an older piece or one you purchased from a thrift store, be sure to check it for any marks. Look over the piece first for large discolorations, indents, or scratches. Then run your hands over the item just to be sure. If you find any, use a filler like Elmer's Wood Filler and a putty knife to close up the gouges. You can also leave these marks if you would prefer a more dated and worn look. Take a fine grit sandpaper like Pro Grade Precision 220 and use a sponge or sanding block for consistent pressure. This will keep your sanding even. Work from the top downward. Make sure to sand with the grain as sanding against it can deeply damage the wood. Vacuum off and wipe down the furniture again once you've finished.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Clean off your furniture. Remove any hardware. Fill in gouges and deep scratches when needed. Sand down wood furniture.