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Residency requirements, state by state

By Amanda

State                                     Residency requirement

Alabama                                  6 months

Alaska                                     30 days

Arizona                                    90 days

Arkansas                                 60 days

California                                6 months

Colorado                                 90 days

Delaware                                6 months

Florida                                    6 months

Georgia                                   6 months

Hawaii                                    6 months

Idaho                                      6 weeks

Illinois                                    90 days

Indiana                                  60 days

Iowa                                       1 year

Kansas                                   60 days

Kentucky                               180 days

Louisiana                              6 months

Maine                                    6 months

Maryland                              1 year

Massachusetts                     (none)

Michigan                              6 months

Minnesota                           180 days

Mississippi                           6 months

Missouri                               90 days

Montana                              90 days

Nebraska                             1 year

Nevada                                6 weeks

New Hampshire                 1 year

New Jersey                         1 year

New Mexico                       6 months

New York                           1 year

North Carolina                  6 months

North Dakota                    6 months

Ohio                                   6 months

Oklahoma                          90 days

Pennsylvania                     6 months

Rhode Island                     1 year

South Carolina                   3 months (both spouses, not just filing spouse)

South Dakota                     (none)

Tennessee                           6 months

Texas                                    6 months

Utah                                     90 days

Vermont                              6 months

Virginia                                6 months

Washington                         1 year

Washington, D.C.                6 months

West Virginia                      1 year

Wisconsin                            6 months

Wyoming                             60 days

Information courtesy of American Bar Association, Family Law Section

 

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