South Carolina Divorce Laws Residency Requirements for Divorce in South Carolina The spouse filing for divorce must have been a resident of South Carolina for at least 1 year, unless both spouses are residents, in which case the spouse filing must only have been a resident for 3 months. There is a required 90-day delay [...]
South Dakota Divorce Laws Residency Requirements for Divorce in South Dakota The spouse filing for divorce must be a resident of South Dakota or a member of the Armed Forces stationed in South Dakota at the time of the filing and must remain a resident until the divorce is final. There is no durational residency [...]
Wisconsin Free Divorce Information & Family Law The only ground upon which divorce is granted in the State of Wisconsin is an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage of which there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation. Statute 767.07 Residency requirements At least one of the parties to the divorce action must have resided in Wisconsin [...]
New York State Divorce Laws Residency Requirements for Divorce in New York If only 1 spouse resides in New York at the time of filing the divorce, the residency requirement is 2 years. However, the requirement is reduced to 1 year if: (1) the spouses were married in New York and either spouse is still [...]
Idaho Divorce Information & Family Law A divorce may be granted in Idaho based upon the following grounds: 1. Adultery 2. Extreme cruelty 3. Willful desertion 4. Willful neglect 5. Habitual intemperance 6. Conviction of a felony 7. Permanent insanity 8. Living separate and apart without cohabitation for 5 years. 9. Irreconcilable differences 32-6.3 Residency [...]
New Mexico Divorce Laws Residency Requirements for Divorce in New Mexico One of the spouses must have been a resident of New Mexico for at least 6 months immediately preceding the filing for dissolution of marriage and have a home in New Mexico. The dissolution of marriage may be filed in any county where either [...]
New Jersey Divorce Information & Family Law New Jersey law allows for no fault divorces based upon the parties having lived separate and apart without cohabitation for an uninterrupted period of eighteen (18) months. The general grounds upon which a divorce may be obtained are: 1. Adultery 2. Willful and continued desertion for one year [...]
Kansas Divorce Information & Family Law Kansas law permits no-fault divorces based upon incompatibility of the parties. Additional grounds include failure to perform a material marital duty or obligation, and incompatibility of the parties due to metal defect. KSA 60-16-1601 Residency requirements Kansas law requires that at least one of the spouses must be a [...]
Iowa Divorce Information & Family Law Iowa law permits divorces based upon the breakdown of the marital relationship to the extent that the legitimate objects of matrimony have been destroyed and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved. 598.5 Residency requirements Iowa law requires either that the Respondent be a resident [...]
Alaska Divorce Laws Residency Requirements for Divorce in Alaska The spouse filing for a divorce/dissolution of marriage must be a resident. No residency time limit is specified. Legal Grounds for Divorce in Alaska For No-Fault Divorce: Incompatibility of temperament which has caused the irremediable breakdown of the marriage. [Alaska Statutes; Section 25.24.200]. For General Divorce: [...]
