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| State or other jurisdiction |
Residence required before filing suit of divorce |
Adultery |
Mental and/or physical cruelty |
Abandonment Alcoholism |
Impotency |
Non-support Insanity |
| Alabama |
82 |
* |
* |
1 yr. |
* |
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2 yrs. |
5 yrs. (66) |
| Alaska |
(1) |
* |
* |
1 yr. |
1 yr. |
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18 mos. (66) |
| Arizona |
90 da. |
n |
n |
1 yr-t |
$ |
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| Arkansas |
60 da. (83) |
*n |
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*t$1 yr. |
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* |
*3 yrs. |
| California |
6 mos. (13)(114) |
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(66) |
| Colorado |
91 da. |
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| Connecticut |
1 yr. (16) |
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1 yr-t (14) |
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5 yrs.*t |
| Delaware |
6 mos. |
* |
*(57) |
* |
* |
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* |
| Florida |
6 mos. |
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3 yrs. (117) |
| Georgia |
6 mos. |
* |
* |
1 yr. |
* |
* |
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2 yrs. (66) |
| Hawaii |
6 mos. |
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| Idaho |
6wks. |
*(85) |
*1 yr. |
1 yr. |
*1 yr. |
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* |
3 yrs. (66) |
| Illinois |
90 da. |
* |
* |
1 yr. |
2 yrs. |
* |
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width:127pt" class="xl66">Indiana |
6 mos. (13) |
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* |
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2 yrs. (66) |
| Iowa |
1 yr. (28) |
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(29) |
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| Kansas |
60 da. |
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2 yrs. |
| Kentucky |
180 da. |
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| Louisiana |
(84) |
n |
tt (19) |
1 yr-t |
t |
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| Maine |
6 mos. (31) |
* |
* |
3 yrs. |
* |
* |
(100) |
7 yrs. (4) |
| Maryland |
(38) |
* |
*(57) |
1 yr. t |
|
|
(128) |
3 yrs. (66) |
| Massachusetts |
None (41) |
* |
* |
1 yr. |
* |
* |
* |
(4) |
| Michigan |
180 da. (43) |
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| Minnesota |
180 da. |
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| Mississippi |
6 mos. |
* |
* |
1 yr. |
* |
*(4) |
|
3 yrs. (4)(46)(66) |
| Missouri |
90 da. |
* |
|
6 mos. |
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| Montana |
90 da. |
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| Nebraska |
1 yr. (50) |
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(4) |
|
width:127pt" class="xl66">Nevada |
6wks. |
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2 yrs. t |
| New Hampshire |
1 yr. (51) |
*t |
*t |
2 yrs. t |
2 yrs. t |
*t |
t |
|
| New Jersey |
1 yr. |
|
*t (8) |
1 yr. t |
1 yr.*t |
(29) |
|
2 yrs. t |
| New Mexico |
6 mos. |
* |
* |
* |
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| New York |
1 yr. (59) |
|
*t |
1 yr. t |
|
|
t |
5 yrs. (4) |
| North Carolina |
6 mos. |
(3) |
(3) |
(3) |
(3) |
(29) |
|
3 yrs. (66) |
| North Dakota |
6 mos. (42) |
*t |
*t |
*t |
*t |
|
* |
|
| Ohio |
6 mos. (42) |
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*t |
1 yr. t |
*t |
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* |
|
| Oklahoma |
6 mos. (87) |
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1 yr. t |
* |
*t |
* |
5 yrs. (66) t |
| Oregon |
6 mos. |
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| Pennsylvania |
6 mos. |
* |
* |
1 yr. |
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*18 mos. |
| Rhode Island |
1 yr. |
* |
* |
5 yrs. (71) |
* |
* |
1 yr. (126) |
|
| South Carolina |
1 yr. (11) |
* |
* |
1 yr. |
* |
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| South Dakota |
(68) |
*t |
*t |
|
1 yr.*t |
|
1 yr. t |
5 yrs. t (66) |
| Tennessee |
6 mos. (41) |
|
|
1 yr. t |
*t |
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|
|
| Texas |
6 mos. (13) |
* |
* |
1 yr. |
|
(29) |
|
3 yrs. |
| Utah |
3 mos. ( 13X106) |
* |
* |
1 yr. t |
* |
* |
* |
(66) |
| Vermont |
6 mos. (73)(74) |
|
|
7 yrs. t |
|
|
*t |
5 yrs. t (45) |
| Virginia |
6 mos. |
*(116) |
1 yr.*t |
1 yr. t (37) |
|
(29) |
|
(4) |
| Washington |
bona fide resid. (79) (115) |
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| West Virginia |
1 yr. (41X86) |
*t |
*t |
6mo.t |
*t |
(29) |
|
3 yrs. t (66) |
| Wisconsin |
6 mos. (87) |
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| Wyoming |
2 mos. (76) |
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2 yrs. t ( 66) |
| District of Columbia |
6 mos. |
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(29) |
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(4) |
| Virgin Islands |
6wks. |
|
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|
(29) |
|
(4) |
| Puerto Rico |
1 yr. (41) |
* |
* |
1 yr. |
* |
*(29) |
|
7 yrs. (66) |
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