# Filing for divorce

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/filing-for-divorce/9946>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [March 27, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/filing-for-divorce/9946 "2010-03-27T15:23:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![almostthere310](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@almostthere310](https://forum.rosen.com/u/almostthere310)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/filing-for-divorce/9946/1 "2010-03-27T15:23:22Z")

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When I went to the clerk of courts office to get some of the paperwork to start the divorce proceedings, I informed them that all of the property, child and spousal support issues had already been resolved through a consent order last year. I thought that when I filed the divorce papers, the consent order paperwork would be attached. So the clerk asked whether I was going to file the divorce papers under the previous file number or file this as a new case. Does it matter? Is it beneficial to file one way over another? Evidently, there is an additional fee if I file under the same case # as the consent order. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Erin\_Clarey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Erin\_Clarey](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Erin_Clarey)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/filing-for-divorce/9946/2 "2010-03-29T02:29:49Z")

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The divorce should be filed as a separate action.