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Indiana Legal Requirements for Divorce
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Requirements for Divorce
| Code Section | 31-15-2-2 et seq. |
| Residency Requirements | One party at filing must be resident for 6 months. |
| Waiting Period | Final hearing no sooner than 60 days after filing; continue matter for 45 days if possibility for reconciliation; after 45, judge may enter decree upon request; if no request after 90 days, matter is dismissed. |
| 'No Fault' Grounds for Divorce | Irretrievable breakdown. |
| Defenses to a Divorce Filing | - |
| Other Grounds for Divorce | Impotency; insanity for at least 2 yrs.; conviction of felony. |
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