Divorce: Related Laws

Alabama

• Alabama Code > Title 30 > Chapter 2 - Divorce and Alimony
• Alabama Code > Title 30 > Chapter 3 - Child Custody and Support

Alaska

• Alaska Statutes > Chapter 25.24 - Divorce and Dissolution of Marriage

Arizona

• Arizona Laws > Title 25 > Chapter 3 - Dissolution of Marriage

California

• California Codes > Family Code > Division 6 - Nullity, Dissolution, and Legal Separation

Connecticut

• Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment

Delaware

• Delaware Code > Title 13 > Chapter 15 - Divorce and Annulment

Florida

• Florida Statutes > Chapter 61 - Dissolution of Marriage; Support; Time-Sharing

Hawaii

• Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 580 - Annulment, Divorce, and Separation
• Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 658G - Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act

Idaho

• Idaho Code > Title 32 > Chapter 6 - Divorce -- Grounds and Defenses
• Idaho Code > Title 32 > Chapter 7 - Divorce Actions
• Idaho Code > Title 32 > Chapter 8 - Divorces for Insanity

Illinois

• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 750 ILCS 90 - Collaborative Process Act
• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 760 ILCS 35 - Trusts and Dissolutions of Marriage Act

Indiana

• Indiana Code > Title 31 > Article 15 - Family Law: Dissolution of Marriage and Legal Separation

Iowa

• Iowa Code > Chapter 598 - Dissolution of Marriage and Domestic Relations

Kansas

• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 23 > Article 27 - Dissolution of Marriage
• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 23 > Article 35 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

Kentucky

• Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 403 - Dissolution of Marriage -- Child Custody

Louisiana

• Louisiana Laws > Revised Statutes > Title 9 > CODE TITLE V - Divorce
• Louisiana Civil Code 104 - Reconciliation
• Louisiana Civil Code 111 - Spousal support; authority of court
• Louisiana Civil Code 113 - Interim spousal support allowance pending final spousal support award
• Louisiana Civil Code 115 - Extinguishment of spousal support obligation

Maine

• Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 851 - Judicial separation
• Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 852 - Preliminary injunction, effect; attachment or trustee process
• Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 901 - Action for divorce; procedures
• Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 902 - Grounds; defenses
• Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 903 - Preliminary injunction, effect; attachment or trustee process

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 208 - Divorce

Michigan

• Michigan Laws > Chapter 552 - Divorce
• Michigan Laws 552.1 - Invalidity of marriages; legitimacy of issue
• Michigan Laws 552.2 - Invalidity of marriages; marriage of person under age of consent, marriage by fraud, lack of cohabitation
• Michigan Laws 552.3 - Marriage of doubtful validity; procedure to annul
• Michigan Laws 552.6 - Complaint for divorce; filing; grounds; answer; judgment

Minnesota

• Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 518 - Marriage Dissolution

Missouri

• Missouri Laws > Chapter 452 - Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance

Montana

• Montana Code > Title 40 > Chapter 4 - Termination of Marriage, Child Custody, Support

Nevada

• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 125 - Dissolution of Marriage

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 458 - Annulment, Divorce and Separation
• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 459 - Uniform Divorce Recognition Law

New Jersey

• New Jersey Statutes > Title 2A > Chapter 23D

New Mexico

• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 40 > Article 4 - Dissolution of Marriage

New York

• New York Laws > Domestic Relations > Article 10 - Action for Divorce
• New York Laws > Domestic Relations > Article 11-A - Special Provisions Relating to Divorce and Separation
• New York Laws > Domestic Relations > Article 12 - Dissolution of Marriage On Ground of Absence

North Carolina

• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 50 - Divorce and Alimony

North Dakota

• North Dakota Code > Chapter 14-05 - Divorce

Ohio

• Ohio Code > Chapter 3105 - Divorce, Alimony, Annulment, Dissolution of Marriage
• Ohio Code > Chapter 3117 - Conciliation of Marital Controversies

Oregon

• Oregon Statutes > Chapter 107 - Marital Dissolution, Annulment and Separation; Mediation and Conciliation Services; Family Abuse Prevention

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 15-5 - Divorce and Separation
• Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 15-6 - Uniform Divorce Recognition Act
• Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 15-13 - Divorce or Separation Proceedings -- Support for Children Receiving Public Assistance

South Carolina

• South Carolina Code > Title 20 > Chapter 3 - Divorce

South Dakota

• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 25 > Chapter 4 - Divorce And Separate Maintenance

Tennessee

• Tennessee Code > Title 36 > Chapter 4 - Divorce and Annulment
• Tennessee Code > Title 36 > Chapter 5 - Alimony and Child Support

Texas

• Texas Family Code > Title 1 > Subtitle C - Dissolution of Marriage
• Texas Family Code > Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law

Utah

• Utah Code > Title 30 > Chapter 3 - Divorce
• Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 19 - Utah Uniform Collaborative Law Act

Vermont

• Vermont Statutes Title 4 Sec. 603
• Vermont Statutes Title 4 Sec. 607
• Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 603
• Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 604
• Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 606

Virginia

• Virginia Code > Title 20 > Chapter 6 - Divorce, Affirmation and Annulment

Washington

• Washington Code > Chapter 7.77 - Uniform collaborative law act
• Washington Code > Chapter 26.09 - Dissolution proceedings--Legal separation

West Virginia

• West Virginia Code > Chapter 48 > Article 5 - Divorce
• West Virginia Code > Chapter 48 > Article 5A - Collaborative Family Law Proceedings

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 767 > Subchapter IV - Annulment, Divorce, and Legal Separation
• Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 767 > Subchapter VII - Property Division