How divorce works where you live.
Choose your state for residency rules, waiting periods, property division, and where to file.
Alabama
ALResidency: 6 months
Alaska
AKResidency: Resident at time of filing
Arizona
AZResidency: 90 days
Arkansas
ARResidency: 60 days (3 months before final decree)
California
CAResidency: 6 months in state, 3 months in county
Colorado
COResidency: 91 days
Connecticut
CTResidency: 12 months before the decree
Delaware
DEResidency: 6 months
Florida
FLResidency: 6 months
Georgia
GAResidency: 6 months
Hawaii
HIResidency: 6 months (3 months on island to finalize)
Idaho
IDResidency: 6 weeks
Illinois
ILResidency: 90 days
Indiana
INResidency: 6 months in state, 3 months in county
Iowa
IAResidency: 1 year (if respondent is non-resident)
Kansas
KSResidency: 60 days
Kentucky
KYResidency: 180 days
Louisiana
LAResidency: 6 months (domicile)
Maine
MEResidency: 6 months
Maryland
MDResidency: 6 months if grounds arose outside Maryland
Massachusetts
MAResidency: 1 year if grounds arose outside state
Michigan
MIResidency: 180 days in state, 10 days in county
Minnesota
MNResidency: 180 days
Mississippi
MSResidency: 6 months
Missouri
MOResidency: 90 days
Montana
MTResidency: 90 days
Nebraska
NEResidency: 1 year
Nevada
NVResidency: 6 weeks
New Hampshire
NHResidency: 1 year (with exceptions)
New Jersey
NJResidency: 1 year (except adultery)
New Mexico
NMResidency: 6 months
New York
NYResidency: 1–2 years depending on circumstances
North Carolina
NCResidency: 6 months
North Dakota
NDResidency: 6 months
Ohio
OHResidency: 6 months in state, 90 days in county
Oklahoma
OKResidency: 6 months
Oregon
ORResidency: 6 months (if married outside Oregon)
Pennsylvania
PAResidency: 6 months
Rhode Island
RIResidency: 1 year
South Carolina
SCResidency: 1 year (3 months if both are residents)
South Dakota
SDResidency: Resident at time of filing
Tennessee
TNResidency: 6 months
Texas
TXResidency: 6 months in state, 90 days in county
Utah
UTResidency: 3 months in county
Vermont
VTResidency: 6 months (1 year to finalize)
Virginia
VAResidency: 6 months
Washington
WAResidency: Resident or member of armed forces
West Virginia
WVResidency: 1 year (with exceptions)
Wisconsin
WIResidency: 6 months in state, 30 days in county
Wyoming
WYResidency: 60 days