Divorce

Maine Divorce.

In the state of main, you will have to be a resident at least 6 months there to be able to file for a divorce.  I will say it again each state is different on the time limit to live there before filing for a divorce.  In Maine when you file for a divorce, it is called a divorce complaint.  The legal divorce process begins when one of the spouses files a divorce complaint with the divorce court. The divorce may be filed in the county where either spouse lives at that time.  You will have to wait for at least 60 days after your spouse is served with the divorce papers, before you can get divorced, they must be given an appropriate amount of time to respond to the divorce papers.  There also may be other issues to where the divorce can not be granted 60 days after the divorce papers have been served.  Here are the grounds for divorce in Maine, in which a divorce can be granted.
  1. Irreconcilable differences within the marriage, which means that both couples agree that the marriage is beyond fixing, and that a divorce is the only thing that can be done.
  2. If one of the spouses cheats on one another, also know as adultery, and then the divorce process can begin.
  3. A divorce process begins if there is impotence in the marriage.
  4. If there is abuse within the marriage, extreme cruelty, beating and even mental abuse, a divorce process can begin.
  5. The divorce process can begin if you have been deserted in the marriage for 3 years.
  6. Major alcohol abuse and drug addictions, beyond being able to help a person, or even if you have tried, a divorce process can begin.
  7. Mental illness in either spouse that causes them to be put in an institution for at least seven years and there is no help for the spouse, then the divorce process can begin.
 Of course the most common type of divorce in Maine is irreconcilable differences, which means there is usually no fault between one and the other, and also says that each spouse agrees that they can no longer live together in the marriage.  It is also a lot easier to divide debt and property within a divorce like this, all the others of course you must have proof in the divorce that these have happened, in those matters one spouse can walk away with more, so a lot of times the couple will agree that the marriage is beyond fixing and is irreconcilable differences.  Again like most states if everyone is agreement with the divorce, debt division, property division, child custody, and child support, the divorce can be granted without going to trial, if any of these are not in agreement a divorce trial with the divorce court will be set.

 

Posted: Jan 25 2008, 07:04 AM by Divorce | with no comments
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