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Ohio Legal Requirements for Divorce
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Requirements for Divorce
| Code Section | 3105 et seq. |
| Residency Requirements | Plaintiff must have been resident 6 months. |
| Waiting Period | Decree immediately final, but court may order conciliation period for up to 90 days. |
| 'No Fault' Grounds for Divorce | Separation (1 yr.); incompatibility (unless denied by other party). |
| Defenses to a Divorce Filing | - |
| Other Grounds for Divorce | Adultery; cruelty or violence; desertion; alcohol addiction; imprisonment; prior marriage undissolved; fraudulent contract; other party procures a divorce out of state; gross neglect of duty. |
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