Is there a residency requirement?

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ALABAMA

When the Defendant is a non-resident, the Plaintiff must have been a resident of Alabama for six months prior to the filing of the complaint. Alabama Code 30-2-5.

ALASKA

To petition the court for a divorce, the Petitioner must allege that he is a resident of the state of Alaska. AS 25.24.080.

ARIZONA

In Arizona, one of the parties must be domiciled in the state for at least 90 days prior to the filing of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. ARS §25-312.

ARKANSAS

To obtain a divorce, the plaintiff must prove, but need not allege in the complaint, that either plaintiff or defendant has been a resident in Arkansas for at least sixty (60) days prior to the filing of the complaint, and a resident of Ark...

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