Can we get a divorce if my husband and I both decide to move out of state during our separation?
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Can we get a divorce if my husband and I both decide to move out of state during our separation?
Asked on October 23, 2012 under Family Law, Virginia
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Moving out of state will have a bearing only on where you file and meeting the residency requirements to do so; not if you can file. You can not file in the state in which you are both moving from, if that is what you mean. It would be the new state and either can file. Good luck.
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