Legal separation act in Connecticut says that any couple who with a mutual negotiation have come to a decision to stay on their own and away from each other are liable to be separated regarded they have cleared all liabilities regarding debts and custody of children, etc. It is to be noted that once the couple are separated legally, they may live according to their wish on their terms and grounds but cannot remarry until divorce.

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In the course of time you can decide upon matters like alimony, distribution of assets, child’s custody and other matters with mutual consent. When both the sides have settled these matters they can appear for the proceedings of uncontested divorce in Connecticut.
 

Following are the documentary requirement for legal proceedings regarding uncontested divorce in Connecticut keeping in mind the legal separation act.

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• Divorce agreement (form: JD-FM-172)
• Financial affidavits (form: JD-FM-6)
• Dissolution of marriage report (form: JD-FM-181)
• Affidavit concerning military service (form: JD-FM-178)
• Wage withholding for support (form: JD-FM-1)
• Affidavit concerning children (form: JD-FM-164)
• Child support guidelines worksheet (JD-FM-220)
• Certificate of completion of parenting education program
• Advisement of rights (JD-FM-71)

However, there are some requirements for filing a divorce or legal separation in Connecticut.  They are as follows

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• Either spouse must live there for at least twelve months before beginning the action, or,
• Either spouse must be a resident for at least twelve months before the final divorce judgment is entered; or,
• Either spouse must have been domiciled in the state and have returned with intention to permanently reside there before filing the complaint;
• The cause of the action happened after either spouse moved into the state. In cases involving support, the dissolution of marriage is filed in the county where the plaintiff resides.

The ground for filing uncontested divorce in Connecticut may be a non-faulty ground including cases like irreparable collapse of the marriage and incongruity and voluntary separation for 18 months with no reasonable prospect of squaring off. On these grounds the course of divorce is simple as stated above. However if the ground of divorce is faulty like adultery, life imprisonment, confinement for incurable insanity for a total of five years, willful desertion and nonsupport for one year, seven-year absence, cruel and inhuman treatment, fraud, habitual drunkenness, and commission/conviction of an infamous crime, then there are another ways of proceedings involved.