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Definition Residency Requirement - the length of time a person must live in a state before becoming eligible to file for divorce there.

Application in Divorce Residency requirements vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but are usually a minimum of six weeks to as long as a year.

If one or the other spouse is in the military, the divorce may be filed in the state where the military spouse is stationed.

At one time, Nevada became a divorce Mecca because it had the shortest residency requirement -- six weeks.

Alaska, South Dakota and Washington have no specific residency requirement.

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Jurisdiction issues in divorce are more complex than those in civil cases. The jurisdictional requirements for an order or judgment for support or attorneys’ fees are entirely different from those to obtain custody.

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