Do You Have to Live Separately From Your Spouse Before You Divorce?
Celebrities are not nearly as interesting as the tabloid press would like them to be. When celebrity news reporters are looking for gossip, they might ask stars to recount events that happened long ago. One favorite interview question in this genre is when the reporter asks when the celebrity knew that his or her relationship with the celebrity’s former spouse was over. The instances where the celebrity was blindsided to receive divorce papers from the ex are the rare exception. Usually, the moment when the celebrity knew the relationship was over occurred years before the public announcements that the couple had filed for divorce. In some cases, the ex asked the celebrity for a divorce, and although the celebrity knew that there were problems in the marriage, he or she still held onto hope that the couple could resolve their differences. Others describe a long period of feeling that something wasn’t right, but being unable to admit this to themselves, much less to anyone else. You might not have the good fortune of being so rich that people still want to interview you even though you have not recorded any noteworthy music or movies in years, but you are lucky to live in Florida, where your marriage is over whenever you say it is. If you have decided to divorce your spouse, even if you only arrived at this decision minutes ago, contact a Boca Raton divorce lawyer.
Florida Man Divorces Florida Woman On a Whim
Each state has its own requirements for divorce, even though you never have to prove that the breakdown of the marriage is your spouse’s fault and not yours. Many states require the spouses to separate, with or without moving out of the marital home, a certain length of time before one of them files for divorce. This requirement is burdensome for many couples, who do not have the financial resources for one of them to move out, even though they have long since given up on their relationship and are eager to divorce.
The good news is that, in Florida, you do not have to separate before you divorce. Some people file for divorce when they have been living in a separate house from their spouses for decades, while others file a divorce petition simply because their spouse got on their last nerve that morning.
Florida law does require, however, that at least one of the spouses live in Florida for at least six months before filing for divorce. This means that, if you and your spouse got in a fight this morning, and you stormed out and drove to Florida with the intention of staying permanently, you must wait six months before filing the divorce petition.
Contact Schwartz | White About Divorcing Your Ex Whenever You Feel Like It
A South Florida family law attorney can help you if you are ready to move forward on your divorce today. Contact Schwartz | White in Boca Raton, Florida about your case.
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