August 25, 2006, Newsletter Issue #28: Vermont Divorce Laws and Divorce Guidelines

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Vermont Residency Requirement
According to the Vermont Divorce Laws and Vermont Divorce Guidelines, to get divorced in Vermont, either spouse must have been a resident of the state for at least 6 months before the case is filed. In addition, the divorce will not be completed until either spouse has been a resident for 1 year

Time To Divorce Normally, either spouse must have been a resident for one year. But, for child custody cases, there is a waiting period of 6 months after filing the Vermont Divorce Forms and Vermont Divorce Papers before before a hearing will be held.

Place of Divorce (Venue) The case may be filed in: County where either or both of the spouses reside. Vermont

Grounds for Divorce

Grounds for a No-Fault divorce:
(1) Living separate and apart without cohabitation for 6 consecutive months

Grounds for a Fault based divorce:
(1) adultery
(2) imprisonment for 3 years or more or for life
(3) willful desertion for 7 years
(4) cruel and inhuman treatment of intolerable severity
(5) incurable mental illness
(6) gross neglect

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

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

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