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State Laws
Home » Divorce » Types of Divorce » State LawsAs we mentioned before each state has its own laws regarding divorce. It is wise for parties going through a divorce to be educated on the laws concerning divorce in their state. Many states have adopted the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act but most of the specific details and requirements vary from state to state. There is also the Uniform Divorce Recognition Act that is used in several states that says the petition for divorce has to be filed in the state where both spouses live. Although this act has not been adopted by every state most states do have residency requirements that are similar to the ones in the Uniform Divorce Recognition Act. Basically what residency requirements state is that parties seeking the divorce have to have lived in the state in which the divorce is being petitioned for a certain amount of time or if the couple divorces in a state that is not where they have residency their divorce will not be valid in their home state meaning it will be difficult for either to ever remarry. Some couples will move and set up residency in a new state in order to avoid lengthy times in which they have to live apart in order to be granted a no fault divorce.
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