HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-4121Darryl L. Paulus,
Plaintiff
Kimberly D. Paulus,
Defendant
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
:NO. 03- fl~/-z.~ CIVILTERM
:
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
:IN DIVORCE
NOTICE TO DEFEND AND CLAIM RIGHTS
You have been sued in Court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth
in the following pages, you must take prompt action. You are warned that if you fail to
do so, the case will proceed without you and a decree in divorce or annulment may be
entered against you for any other claim or relief requested in these papers by the
Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you, including
custody or visitation of your children.
When the ground for the divorce is indignities or irretrievable breakdown of the
marriage, you may request marriage counseling. A list of marriage counselors is
available in the Office of the Prothonotary at the First Floor, Cumberland County
Courthouse, South Hanover Street, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013.
IF YOU DO NOT FILE A CLAIM FOR ALIMONY, DIVISION OF MARITAL
PROPERTY, LAWYER'S FEES, OR EXPENSES BEFORE A DIVORCE IS GRANTED
YOU MAY LOSE THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ANY OF THEM.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO
NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE
OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
Cumberland County Bar Association
2 Liberty Avenue
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 249-3166
Darryl L. Paulus,
Plaintiff
Kimberly D. Paulus,
Defendant
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: NO. 03- /-{/Al CIVIL TERM
:
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
:IN DIVORCE
COMPLAINT IN DIVORCE
1. Plaintiff is Darryl L. Paulus, an adult individual, currently residing at 2147
C Newville Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
2. Defendant is Kimberly D. Paulus, an adult individual, currently residing at
2147 C Newville Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
3. Plaintiff and Defendant are bonafide residents of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and have been so for at least six months immediately previous to the filing
of this complaint.
4. Plaintiff and Defendant were married on June 7, 1996, in Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania.
5. There have been no prior actions for divorce or annulment between the
parties.
6. The Defendant is not a member of the Armed Forces of the United States
of America, or its Allies.
7. The Plaintiff has been advised of the availability of counseling and the
right to request that the Court require the parties to participate in counseling. Knowing
this, the Plaintiff does not desire that the Court require the parties to participate in
counseling.
8.
9.
10.
Plaintiff and Defendant are citizens of the United States of America.
The parties' marriage is irretrievably broken.
Plaintiff desires a divorce based upon the belief that Defendant will, after
ninety days from the date of the filing of this Complaint, consent to this divorce.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests your Honorable Court to enter a decree
in divorce.
Respectfully Submitted
TURO LAW OFFICES
Date
Robert J. Mdlderig, Esquir'~
28 South Pitt Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 245-9688
^ttorney for Plaintiff
VERIFICATION
I verify that the statements made in the foregoing Divorce Complaint are true and
correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of
18 Pa.C.S. §4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
Date
Darryl P~ulus
Darryl L. Paulus,
Plaintiff
Kimberly D. Paulus,
Defendant
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: NO. 03- (~/~-~ CIVIL TERM
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
'IN DIVORCE
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I served a true and correct copy of the Divorce
Complaint filed in the above captioned case upon Kimbedy Paulus, by certified mail
return receipt requested on August 27, 2003 addressed to:
Kimberiy Paulus
2147 C. Newville Road
Carlisle, PA 17013
and did thereafter receive same as evidenced by the attached Post Office receipt car(
dated August 30, 2003.
I VERIFY THAT THE STATEMENTS MADE IN THE FOREGOING AFFIDAVIT
OF SERVICE ARE TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE,
INFORMATION AND BELIEF, I UNDERSTAND THAT FALSE STATEMENTS HEREIN
MADE ARE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES OF 18 PA.C.S. SECTION 4904
RELATING TO UNSWORN FALSIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES.
Date
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Darryl L. Paulus,
Plaintiff
Kimberly D. Paulus,
Defendant
1N THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 03-41-21 CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
: IN DIVORCE
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND
PROPERTY SETTLEMENT
This Agreement, made and entered into this ! 21 day of Oc'~0[ $F ,2003,
between Kimberly D. Paulus, of 2147 C Newville Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, herein referred to as "Wife," and Darryl L. Paulus, of 2147 C Newville Road,
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, hereinafter referred to as "Husband."
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are now Wife and Husband, having been lawfully married
to each other on June 7, 1996, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania;
WHEREAS, there have been no children bom of'this marriage between Husband and
Wife.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are now living separate and apart and desire to enter into
an Agreement respecting their property rights regardless of the actual separation or other
character thereof and their other rights, including the Wi fe's right to support and maintenance;
WHEREAS, both and each of the parties hereto have been advised of their legal rights
and the implications of this Agreement and the legal consequences that may and will ensue from
the execution hereof, and each has had the opportunity to consult with his or her own competent
legal counsel independent of each other;
WHEREAS, each party warrants, as part of the consideration of this Agreement, that
each has fully and completely disclosed all information of a financial nature requested by the
other, and that no information of such nature has been subject to distortion or in any manner
being misrepresented; and
WHEREAS, other than as set forth herein, Wife desires finally and forever to relinquish
all of her rights to be supported by Husband and all of her rights of dower, rights as heir or
surviving spouse or otherwise, actual, currently existing, or inchoate, in and to the real and
personal property of the Husband, now owned by him or which in the future may be owned by
him, and all rights to counsel fees, or expenses and, other than as set forth herein, Husband
likewise wishes to relinquish all his rights of curtsey, rights as heir or surviving spouse or
otherwise, actual and currently existing or inchoate in and to the real and personal estate of the
Wife, currently owned by her or which she may own in the future;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound hereby do hereby
mutually agree as follows:
Separation. Husband and Wife do hereby mutually agree and consent to live separate
and apart and do further agree that it shall be lawful for the Husband and Wife at all times
hereafter to live separate and apart from each other, and to reside, from time to time, at such
place or places as they respectfully shall deem fit, free from any control or restraint or
interference, direct or indirect, by each other.
2. No Molestation, Harassment or Interference. Neither party shall molest, harass or
interfere with the other or compel or endeavor to compel the other to cohabit or dwell with him
or her by any means whatsoever.
3. Mutual Power and Estate Waiver. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein,
in which event such express provision shall take precedence over this paragraph, the parties
hereto intend that from and after the date of this Agreement, neither shall have any spouse's
rights in property or estate of the other, and to that end both parties waive, relinquish and forbear
the rights of dower of curtsey, rights to inherit, rights to claim or take the Husband or Wife's or
family exemption or allowance, to be vested with letters of administration or letters testamentary,
or to take against any will of the other, and each agrees with the other if either should die
intestate, his or her share shall descend to vest in his or her heirs at law, personal representatives,
and next of kin, excluding the other as though he or she had died a widow or widower. And each
further agrees that should the other die testate, his or her property shall descend to and vest in
those persons set forth in the other's Last Will and Testament as though the spouse so designated
as beneficiary had predeceased the testator. The parties further agree that they may and can
hereafter, as though married, without any joinder by him or her, sell, convey, transfer or
encumber any and all real estate and personal property which either of them now or hereafter
own or possess and further agree that the recording of tlfis Agreement shall be conclusive
evidence to all of his or her right to do so. The said Husband and Wife do hereby irrevocably
grant, each to the other, should the exercise of this power hereby given be necessary, the right
and the power to appoint one or more times any person or persons whom the Husband or Wife
shall designate to be the attorney-in-fact for the other, in their name and in their stead, to execute
and acknowledge any deed or deeds, releases, quit claims, or satisfactions, under seal or
otherwise, to enable either party hereto to alienate his or her real personal property, but without
any power to impose personal liability for breach of warranty or otherwise. Each of the parties
hereto further waives any right of election contained in Chapter 22 of the Pennsylvania Probate
Estates and Fiduciaries Code, and any right to seek or have an equitable distribution or roamed
property ordered by the Court subsequent to Section 35(}2 of the Divome Code. Each of the
parties hereto further agrees that neither shall hereafter be under any legal obligations to support
the other, pay any expenses for maintenance, funeral, burial, or otherwise for the other, and to
that end each of the parties hereto does hereby waive any right to receive support, alimony,
alimony pendente lite, counsel fees, expenses, or any type of financial assistance whatsoever
from the other, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein.
4. Distribution of Marital Assets.
a. The parties have divided their personal property as to their mutual satisfaction.
Henceforth, each of the parties shall own, have and enjoy, independently of any claim
of right of the other party, all items of personal property of every kind, nature and
description and wheresoever situated which are now owned or held by or which may
hereinafter belong to the Husband or Wife respectively, with full power to the
Husband or Wife to dispose of the same as fully and effectually in all respects and for
all purposes as if he or she were unmarried.
b. The parties agree that the 2001 Ford Ranger shall be the sole and exclusive
property of the Husband and the 2000 Ford Focus shall be the sole and exclusive
property of the Wife. The parties, upon execution of this agreement by both parties,
shall execute all necessary paper work to transfer the respected titles to the respective
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parties. The parties shall assume all fee, maintenance, cost and insurance bills on said
automobiles and will identify and hold harmless the other party fi.om any liability
foresaid automobile. There is currently a $9,400.00 lien on Wife's 2000 Ford Focus.
The Husband agrees to assume that liability and indemnify and the Wife harmless
therefrom.
c. Personal effects. All items of personal effect such as but not limited to jewelry,
luggage, sports equipment, hobby collections and books but not including furniture or
any other property, personal or otherwise specifically disposed of pursuant to this
Agreement shall become the absolute and sole property of the party who has had the
principal use thereof or tow whom the property was given or fi.om whom it was
pumhased, and each party hereby surrenders and interest he or she may have in such
tangible personal property of the other.
5. Debt. The parties only have currently two outstanding marital debts the lien on the
Ford Focus which will be assumed by the Husband and the mortgage with M & T bank on the
marital residence on 2147 C Newville Road, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The Husband agrees to
refinance the mortgage into his own name and be solely responsible of the said mortgage.
6. Future Debts. The parties further agree that neither will incur any more future
debts for which the other may be held liable, and if either party incurs a debt for which the other
will be liable, that party incurring such debt will hold the other harmless from any and all
liability thereof.
7. Real Property. The parties agree that the real property located at
2147 C Newville Road, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania shall be transferred into the
name of the Husband. There is a current mortgage on the: said property with M&T Bank. The
Husband agrees to refinance the property, payoff the current mortgage and pay onto the Wife
$11,500.00 at time of closing. This party shall execute all documents concerning the transfer of
the title to the Husband.
Alimony. The panics hereby agree to waive any claim of alimony against the other
Pension. The parties hereby agree to waive any claim that they have in the other
parties 401K's or other pension programs.
10. Bank Account. There are two bank accounts one checking account with P&N Bank
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and the other a savings account with Members First in the Husbands name. Wife hereby waives
any claims to those accounts. Any bank accounts that may be solely in the Wife's name shall be
the sole and exclusive property of the Wife.
11. Counsel Fees and Court Costs. Each party agrees to pay their own attorney fees
and cost incurred in the preparation of this document, as well as the preparation and filing of the
divorce action captioned at 2003 - Civil Term and the Custody Order filed at the same number.
If either party incurs any other legal fees or court costs, those costs will be borne by the party
exclusively.
12. Divorce. The parties acknowledge that an action for divorce between them has been
filed by Husband and is presently pending a divorce between them in the Court of Common
Pleas of Cumberland County to the caption Darryl L. Paulus v. Kimberly D. Paulus, 2003-
Civil Term. The parties acknowledge their intention and agreement to proceed in said action to
obtain a final decree in divorce by mutual consent on the grounds that their marriage is
irretrievably broken, and to settle amicably and fully hereby all claims raised by either party in
the divorce action. The parties acknowledged they have executed simultaneously herewith the
necessary Affidavits of Consent for the entry ora final divome decree in that action.
13. Breach. In the event that either party breaches any provision of this Separation and
Property Settlement Agreement, he or she shall be responsible for any and all costs incurred to
enforce the terms hereof, including, but not limited to, court costs and reasonable counsel fees of
the other party. In the event of breach, the other party shall have the right, at his or her election,
to sue for damages for such breach or to seek such other ;and additional remedies as may be
available to him or her.
14. Enforcement. The parties agree that this marital settlement agreement or any part or
hereof may be enforced in any Court of competent jurisdiction.
15. Applicable Law and Execution. The parties hereto agree that this Marital
Settlement Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and shall bind the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors and assigns.
shall be executed as original and multiple copies.
16. The Entire Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Marital
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Settlement Agreement contains the entire tmderstanding of the parties and supersedes any prior
agreement between them. There are not other representatives, warranties, promises, covenants or
understandings between the parties other than those expressly set forth herein.
17. Additional Instruments. Each of the parties shall on demand or within a reasonable
period thereafter, execute and deliver any and all other documents and do or cause to be done
any other act or things that may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the provisions and
purposes of this Agreement. If either party fails on demand to comply with this provision, that
party shall pay to the other all attorney's fees, costs, and other expenses reasonably incurred as a
result of such failure.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and seals the day and year first
written above.
WITNESSES:
Darryl L. Paulus
Kimberly 1~. Paulus
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Darryl L. Paulus,
Plaintiff
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
v. : NO. 03-41-21 CIVIL TERM
Kimberly D. Paulus,
Defendant
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
:IN DIVORCE
AFFIDAVIT OF CONSENT
1. A Complaint in Divorce under §3301(c) of the Divorce Code was filed on i
August 22, 2003. :
2. The marriage of Plaintiff and Defendant is irretrievably broken and ninetyi
(90) days have elapsed from the date of the filing of the Complaint.
3. I consent to the entry of the final Decree in Divorce after service of Notice!
of Intention to request entry of the decree.
I VERIFY THAT THE STATEMENTS MADE IN THE FOREGOING AFFIDAVIT
ARE TRUE AND CORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT FALSE STATEMENTS HEREINi
ARE MADE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES OF 18 Pa.C.S. §4904 RELATING TO
UNSWORN FALSIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES.
Date
L.C'P u u's- -
WAIVER OF INTENTION TO REQUEST
ENTRY OF A DIVORCE DECREE UNDER
.~ 3301(c) OF THE DIVORCE CODE
1. I consent to the entry of a final Decree of Divorce without notice.
2. ! understand that I may lose rights concerning alimony, division o
property, lawyer's fees or expenses if I do not claim them before a divorce is granted.
3. I understand that I will not be divorced until a Divorce Decree is entered by
the Court and that a copy of the decree will be sent to me immediately after it is filed
with the Prothonotary.
I VERIFY THAT THE STATEMENTS MADE IN THE FOREGOING AFFIDAVIT
ARE TRUE AND CORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT FALSE STATEMENTS HEREIN
ARE MADE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES OF 18 Pa.C.S. §4904 RELATING TO
UNSWORN FALSIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES.
Date
Darryl L. Paulus,
Plaintiff
Kimberly D. Paulus,
Defendant
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
· CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: NO. 03-41-21 CIVIL TERM
· CIVIL ACTION - LAW
: IN DIVORCE
AFFIDAVIT OF CONSENT
1. A Complaint in Divorce under §3301(c) of the Divorce Code was filed
on August 22, 2003.
2. The marriage of Plaintiff and Defendant is irretrievably broken and ninety
(90) days have elapsed from the date of the filing of the Complaint.
3. I consent to the entry of the final Decree in Divorce after service of Notice o:
Intention to request entry of the decree.
I VERIFY THAT THE STATEMENTS MADE IN THE FOREGOING AFFIDAVIT
ARE TRUE AND CORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT FALSE STATEMENTS HEREIN
ARE MADE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES OF 18 Pa.C.S. §4904 RELATING TO
UNSWORN FALSIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES.
Date
Kimberly ~Oaulus
.WAIVER OF INTENTION TO REQUEST
ENTRY OF A DIVORCE DECREE UNDER
§ 3301(c) OF THE DIVORCE CODF
1. I consent to the entry of a final Decree of Divorce without notice.
2. I understand that I may lose rights concerning alimony, division of property,
lawyer's fees or expenses if I do not claim them before a divorce is granted.
3. I understand that I will not be divorced until a Divorce Decree is entered by
the Court and that a copy of the decree will be sent to me immediately after it is filed
with the Prothonotary.
I VERIFY THAT THE STATEMENTS MADE IN THE FOREGOING AFFIDAVIT
ARE TRUE AND CORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT FALSE STATEMENTS HEREIN
ARE MADE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES OF 18 Pa.C.S. §4904 RELATING TO
UNSWORN FALSIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES.
Date
'mberly D~. Paulus
Darryl L. Paulus,
Plaintiff
Kimberly D. Paulus,
Defendant
: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
: NO. 03-41-21 CIVIL TERM
: CIVIL ACTION - LAW
:IN DIVORCE
,PRAECIPE TO TRANSMIT RECORD
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
Transmit the record, together with the following information to the court for ent
of a Divorce Decree:
1. Ground for divorce: irretrievable breakdown under § (3301(c)) of the
Divorce Code.
2. Date and manner of service of the complaint: Certified, Returned Rece
mail delivered on or about September 8, 2003.
3. Date of execution of the Affidavit of Consent required by §3301(c) of the
Divorce Code.
By Plaintiff: January 6, 2004
4. Related claims pending: None.
Date the Waiver of Notice in §3301(c)
Prothonotary:
By Plaintiff:
By Defendant: January 6, 2004
divorce was
January 9, 2004
filed with
By Defendant: January 9, 2004
Robert J. 'M~__ '
Ideng, Esqu~C,.e/
Attorney for Plaintiff
INTHE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
STATE OF ~ PENNA.
darryl L. Paulus
Plaintiff
VERSUS
Kimberly D. Paulus
Defendant
NO. 03-41 ~21
DECREE IN
DIVORCE
, IT IS ORDERED AND
DECREED THAT
Darryl L. Paulus
_, PLAINTIFF,
AND
Kimberly D. Paulus
.,DEFENDANT,
ARE DIVORCED FROM ThE BONDS OF MATRIMONY.
THE COURT RETAINS JURISDICTION OF THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS WHICH HAVE
BEEN RAISED OF RECORD IN THIS ACTION FOR WHICH A FINAL ORDER HAS NOT
YEt BEEN ENTERED;
Separation Agreement and Property Settlement is incorporated
but not merged herein
ATTEST:
PROTHONOTARY