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Washington Divorce.

Washington divorce, you or your spouse must be a resident of Washington in order to file for divorce, Washington does not state how long you must be a resident like some states in order to file for divorce, you can also be stationed in the armed forces in Washington and not be a resident and file for divorce. Washington is referred to as a no fault state, which means that the grounds for divorce are referred to as irreconcilable differences or that the marriage is irretrievably broken, no fault means that you do not have to have several different grounds for divorce like other states, proving that there has been adultery, drug abuse, alcohol abuse etc, or that there has been cruel treatment in the marriage, there would have to be other charges.  No fault allows either spouse to file for divorce and say that the marriage is beyond repair, that there is no since in continuing in the marriage with each other. In Washington the divorce process begins when either of the spouses files for divorce, divorce s also referred to as a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, and is filed with the divorce court in Washington.  When the divorce papers are filed the other spouse is then served with the divorce papers, they are given a reasonable amount of time to respond to the divorce papers, which in Washington it is going to be between twenty to sixty days for response to the divorce papers.  Like most states if the spouses are in agreement over debt division, property division, child support, and child custody then the divorce process can go through without going to trial.  Now the divorce process will take 90 days to be finalized even without a trial.  If the spouses are not in agreement with debt division, property division, child custody, or child support then a trial will be set for the courts to separate and help settle these issues.  The trial for the divorce will be set months ahead though, it is a lot easier process here, if the spouses can be in agreement. As with most states if the divorce is being sent to trial, you can request temporary assistance for child custody and child support along with who pays what debt for the time being. 

 

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