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Figure 32.1Grounds for Divorce and Residency RequirementsSTATE No Fault No Fault Incompatibility Parties Legal MustSole Plus Available Must Live Separation Live inGround Traditional Apart Available StateAlabama x x 2 years x 6 monthsAlaska x x 2 years x 6 monthsArizona x x 1 x 90 daysArkansas x 18 mos. x 60 daysCalifornia x x 6 monthsColorado x x 90 daysConnecticut x 18 mos. x 1 yearDelaware x x 6 mos. 6 monthsDistrict of Columbia x 1 year x 6 monthsFlorida x 6 monthsGeorgia x 6 monthsHawaii x 2 years 1 x 6 monthsIdaho x x 6 weeksIllinois x 2 years x 90 daysIndiana x x 60 daysIowa x x 1 yearKansas x x 60 daysKentucky x 60 days x 180 daysLouisiana x 2 6 months 3 x 6 monthsMaine x x 6 monthsMaryland x 1 year 1 yearMassachusetts x x NoneMichigan x x 6 monthsMinnesota x x 180 daysMississippi x 6 monthsMissouri x 1–2 years x 90 daysMontana x x 180 days x 90 daysNebraska x x 1 yearDIVORCE LAWSMost states have otherdivorce laws in addition tothose listed here. Divorcelaws can change, however,and a check of current statelaws is advised. How wouldyou learn about your state’scurrent divorce laws?Example 1. Ralph Aronson sought a divorce from his wife, June,in Illinois. He charged that she committed adultery with DavidBernhardt, who roomed in the same house with them. There wasevidence that a sexual relationship between Ralph and June hadnot existed for many years, and that June often visited bars andwent on dates with other men. The court granted the divorce,saying that both the opportunity and the inclination to commitadultery existed.696 Unit 7: Planning for the FutureIn Example 1, if June had been charged with criminal adultery, thecircumstantial evidence would not have been enough to convict her. To