What state law should I go by to get a divorce?
Full Question:
If I am in the Navy in Virginia and my wife is in Texas where we got married and I am from Texas what state law would I go by to get a divorce?
08/27/2007 |
Category: Divorce |
State: Virginia |
#8248
Answer:
Most states have residency requirements to obtain a divorce. In order to obtain a divorce in Virginia, at least one of the parties to the divorce action must have been (and still be) an actual and bona fide resident of the State of Virginia for at least six (6) months prior to the filing of the divorce action. A suit for divorce may not be maintained in Texas unless at the time the suit is filed either the petitioner or the respondent has been:
(1) a domiciliary of this state for the preceding six-month period; and
(2) a resident of the county in which the suit is filed for the preceding 90-day period.
Please see the information and forms at the following links:
http://lawdigest.uslegal.com/divorce/state-law-summary/5317/
http://lawdigest.uslegal.com/divorce/state-law-summary/5683/
http://www.uslegalforms.com/divorce/virginia-divorce-forms.htm
http://www.divorcenet.com/military
