"Divorce paperwork" refers to the legal documents that need to be filled out and processed when a married couple wants to end their marriage and legally separate. Full definition
In a divorce, spouses have a signed divorce agreement and file this along with the required divorce paperwork in the county in which they are seeking the divorce. (mainlinedivorcemediator.com)
In most cases, this is done after one of you has filed for divorce, but you can do it before filing divorce paperwork as well. (info.legalzoom.com)
Being served with divorce paperwork can be a stressful experience. (info.legalzoom.com)