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Oregon Legal Requirements for Divorce
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Requirements for Divorce
| Code Section | 107 et seq. |
| Residency Requirements | One party resident for 6 months prior unless marriage solemnized in state, either is resident at time of filing, dissolution based on void marriage. |
| Waiting Period | Decree final immediately; no trial until 90 days after service (unless emergency). |
| 'No Fault' Grounds for Divorce | Irremedial breakdown; separation for 1 yr. |
| Defenses to a Divorce Filing | Abolished by §107.036. |
| Other Grounds for Divorce | When either party was incapable of making contract or consenting for want of legal age or sufficient understanding. Doctrines of fault and in pari delicto abolished by §107.036 |
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