Arkansas Divorce Laws
What to Expect When Help Yourself Divorce Prepares Your Arkansas Divorce.

Grounds for Divorce in Arkansas.
Help Yourself Divorce is a no-fault divorce service, so if you decide to use our service, your divorce papers will be prepared based on the ground that the parties have lived separate and apart from each other for 18 continuous months without cohabitation.

Proof of separation and continuity of separation without cohabitation must be corroborated. In uncontested cases, proof may be corroborated by either oral testimony or verified affidavit of persons other than the parties.

-From Sections 9-12-301 and 9-12-306 of the Arkansas Code

 

Filing Divorce in Arkansas.
If the petitioning spouse resides in Arkansas, then the divorce should be filed in the county where the petitioning spouse resides. If the petitioning spouse is not a resident of Arkansas, but the defendant is a resident of Arkansas, then your divorce shall be filed in the county where the defendant resides.

-From 9-12-303 of the Arkansas Code

 

Residency Requirements in Arkansas.
To obtain a divorce, the plaintiff must prove residence in the state by either the plaintiff or defendant for 60 days before filing for divorce, and residence in the state for 3 full months before the final judgment granting the decree of divorce. The word "residence" is defined to mean actual presence.

-From Section 9-12-307 of the Arkansas Code

 

Waiting Period Before Divorce is Finalized in Arkansas.
No decree of divorce shall be granted until at least 30 days have elapsed from the date of the filing of the complaint.

-From Sections 9-12-307 and 9-12-310 of the Arkansas Code

 

Additional Information.
The court may restore the wife to the name which she bore previous to the marriage being dissolved.

-From Section 9-12-318 of the Arkansas Code

When the parties to a divorce action have minor children residing with one or both parents, the court, prior to or after entering a decree of divorce, may require the parties to complete at least two hours of classes concerning parenting issues faced by divorced parents, or submit to mediation in regard to addressing parenting, custody, and visitation issues.

-From Section 9-12-322 of the Arkansas Code

 

 

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