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AlabamaALWaiting period: 30-day cooling-off period from filing.67 county pagesAlaskaAKWaiting period: No formal waiting period; hearing typically 30+ days after filing.29 county pagesArizonaAZWaiting period: 60-day waiting period from service.15 county pagesArkansasARWaiting period: 30-day waiting period from filing.75 county pagesCaliforniaCAWaiting period: Mandatory 6-month (180-day) waiting period from date respondent is served. Strictly enforced.58 county pagesColoradoCOWaiting period: 91-day waiting period from service or waiver of service.64 county pagesConnecticutCTWaiting period: 90-day waiting period from return date of service.8 county pagesDelawareDEWaiting period: No mandatory waiting period.3 county pagesDistrict of ColumbiaDCWaiting period: No additional waiting period beyond required separation.1 county pagesFloridaFLWaiting period: Minimum 20-day waiting period from filing before final hearing.67 county pagesGeorgiaGAWaiting period: Minimum 30 days from service before final hearing; 45 days for contested.159 county pagesHawaiiHIWaiting period: No mandatory waiting period for uncontested cases.5 county pagesIdahoIDWaiting period: 20-day waiting period from service.44 county pagesIllinoisILWaiting period: No waiting period if separated 6+ months. Otherwise must wait 6 months from separation.102 county pagesIndianaINWaiting period: 60-day waiting period from filing date.92 county pagesIowaIAWaiting period: 90-day waiting period from service.99 county pagesKansasKSWaiting period: 60-day waiting period from filing.105 county pagesKentuckyKYWaiting period: 60-day waiting period from filing.120 county pagesLouisianaLAWaiting period: 180 days without children; 365 days with minor children. Can file before period ends (Article 102).64 county pagesMaineMEWaiting period: 60-day waiting period from filing.16 county pagesMarylandMDWaiting period: No waiting period for mutual consent or irreconcilable differences. 6-month separation requires 6 months apart before filing.24 county pagesMassachusettsMAWaiting period: 90-day nisi period after judgment before divorce is absolute. 120 days for contested.14 county pagesMichiganMIWaiting period: 60 days without children; 180 days with minor children (reducible to 60).83 county pagesMinnesotaMNWaiting period: 30-day waiting period from service.87 county pagesMississippiMSWaiting period: 60-day waiting period for irreconcilable differences.82 county pagesMissouriMOWaiting period: 30-day waiting period from filing.115 county pagesMontanaMTWaiting period: 20-day waiting period from filing.56 county pagesNebraskaNEWaiting period: 60-day waiting period from service.93 county pagesNevadaNVWaiting period: No mandatory waiting period.17 county pagesNew HampshireNHWaiting period: No mandatory waiting period.10 county pagesNew JerseyNJWaiting period: No mandatory waiting period if irreconcilable differences existed 6+ months.21 county pagesNew MexicoNMWaiting period: 30-day waiting period from service.33 county pagesNew YorkNYWaiting period: No mandatory waiting period, but no-fault requires sworn statement of 6+ months breakdown.62 county pagesNorth CarolinaNCWaiting period: Must live separate and apart for 1 year before filing.100 county pagesNorth DakotaNDWaiting period: No mandatory waiting period.53 county pagesOhioOHWaiting period: Minimum 30 days from service for divorce. Dissolution (joint) requires 30-90 day wait.88 county pagesOklahomaOKWaiting period: 10 days without children; 90 days with minor children.77 county pagesOregonORWaiting period: No mandatory waiting period.36 county pagesPennsylvaniaPAWaiting period: 90-day waiting period from service for mutual consent. 1-year separation for no-fault without consent.67 county pagesRhode IslandRIWaiting period: No formal waiting period; 3-month nisi period after hearing.5 county pagesSouth CarolinaSCWaiting period: No additional waiting beyond 1-year separation for no-fault.46 county pagesSouth DakotaSDWaiting period: No mandatory waiting period.66 county pagesTennesseeTNWaiting period: 60 days without children; 90 days with minor children.95 county pagesTexasTXWaiting period: 60-day mandatory waiting period from filing date.254 county pagesUtahUTWaiting period: 30-day waiting period from filing. Waivable for good cause.29 county pagesVermontVTWaiting period: No waiting period beyond 6-month separation.14 county pagesVirginiaVAWaiting period: No additional waiting beyond required separation.134 county pagesWashingtonWAWaiting period: 90-day waiting period from filing and service.39 county pagesWest VirginiaWVWaiting period: No waiting period for irreconcilable differences if both agree.55 county pagesWisconsinWIWaiting period: 120-day waiting period from service.72 county pagesWyomingWYWaiting period: 20-day waiting period from service.23 county pages