A Proposal to Reduce Unnecessary Divorce - Razorplanet
A Proposal to Reduce Unnecessary Divorce - Razorplanet
A Proposal to Reduce Unnecessary Divorce - Razorplanet
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Table 2<br />
State Waiting Periods for No-Fault <strong>Divorce</strong><br />
state<br />
alabama<br />
alaska<br />
arizona<br />
arkansas<br />
california<br />
colorado<br />
connecticut<br />
delaware<br />
district of columbia<br />
florida<br />
georgia<br />
hawaii<br />
idaho<br />
illinois<br />
indiana<br />
iowa<br />
kansas<br />
kentucky<br />
louisiana<br />
maine<br />
maryland<br />
massachusetts<br />
michigan<br />
minnesota<br />
mississippi<br />
missouri<br />
montana<br />
nebraska<br />
waiting periods<br />
30 days<br />
none<br />
60 days<br />
18 months<br />
6 months<br />
90 days<br />
breakdown OR 18 months before filing;<br />
then 90 days post-filing<br />
6 months<br />
1 year (contested); 6 months (uncontested)<br />
20 days<br />
30 days<br />
none<br />
none<br />
2 years (contested); 6 months (uncontested)<br />
none<br />
90 days<br />
60 days<br />
60 days (uncontested)<br />
1 year with children; 6 months without<br />
none<br />
1 year<br />
9 months; 3 months with consent<br />
none<br />
none<br />
60 days with consent; never without<br />
2 years without consent; 1 year if separation consensual;<br />
none if divorce uncontested<br />
none<br />
60 days