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Originally Posted by JamAce
Well, I don't even know if divorce is legal here but I think it does take that long or a little shorter. By the way, Is divorce legal to all the States of America?
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Hey JamAce,
Yes, Divorce is legal throughout the United States. Further, each state must recognize a divorce granted in another state (in other words, if a person wants a divorce, they can travel to a state with "easy" divorce laws, get a divorce there and their home state must accept it).
Divorce is extremely easy in the United States. In some states, it is as easy as filling out a form, especially if it is uncontested. In most states, there is a requirement such as the person seeking the divorce must live in the state for a certain period of time. In Nevada, for example, that period of time is six weeks.
If both sides want a divorce, and if they don't fight about splitting up the joint accounts, a divorce can happen in under a month; possibly in as little as a few days. If there is a dispute (e.g. they both want the house), or if there are children involved and decisions need to be made about custody and visitation, it takes longer (sometimes much longer), but even then, it can be quick in most cases.
This is why in the US, it is said that nearly 1/2 of all marriages end in divorce. I personally suspect that the ease of divorces lead to them being so common. I also suspect that in most cases, people don't put in the effort necessary to make a marriage work, they simply get a divorce. Certainly, if there is infidelity or spousal abuse, divorce needs to be an option, but people in the US today will divorce over very silly things.
-- Jeff