October 6, 2006, Newsletter Issue #34: Pennsylvania Divorce Laws and Divorce Guidelines

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Pennsylvania Residency Requirement
According to the Pennsylvania Divorce Laws and Pennsylvania Divorce Guidelines, to get divorced in Pennsylvania, one of the spouses must have been a resident of the state for at least 6 months before filing the case

Time to Divorce (For a No-Fault Divorce) There is a waiting period of 90 to 120 days after filing the Pennsylvania Divorce Forms and Pennsylvania Divorce Papers before a divorce will be granted

Place of Divorce (Venue) The divorce can be filed in: County where the defendant resides. If the defendant does not reside in Pennsylvania, the divorce can be filed in the county where plaintiff resides.

Pennsylvania Grounds for Divorce

Grounds for a No-Fault divorce:
(1) Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage with the spouses living separate and apart without cohabitation for 2 years
(2) irretrievable breakdown of the marriage and the spouses have both filed affidavits that they consent to the divorce

Grounds for Fault based divorce:
(1) adultery
(2) bigamy
(3) imprisonment for 2 or more years
(4) confinement for incurable insanity for 18 months
(5) willful desertion for 1 year
(6) cruel and inhuman treatment endangering the life of the spouse (7) personal indignities

An Agreed Divorce , defined by Pennsylvania divorce guidelines and Pennsylvania divorce laws, is a scenario where the spouses agree on the terms of the divorce such as Pennsylvania property distribution, Pennsylvania child support, or Pennsylvania child custody.

A Default Divorce , according to the Pennsylvania divorce guidelines and Pennsylvania divorce laws, is a divorce where the other spouse doesn't sign the Pennsylvania Divorce forms or Pennsylvania divorce papers, he/she doesn't do anything at all with the divorce.

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