Nevada Divorce Laws
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Nevada Divorce Grounds.
Nevada has no fault divorce grounds based on either (1) incompatibility; or (2) living separate and apart without cohabitation for 1 year.

You can also apply for a divorce based on insanity, if the insanity existed for at least 2 years before filing for the divorce.

-from the Nevada Revised Statutes 125.010

 

Nevada Residency Laws.
Either the plaintiff or defendant must be a resident of Nevada for at least 6 weeks before filing the divorce papers, unless the cause of the divorce happened in the county while they were actually domiciled there.

-from the Nevada Revised Statutes 125.020

 

Where to File Divorce in Nevada.
The divorce may be filed in the county:

(a) Where the cause for divorce occurred;

(b) Where the defendant resides or may be found;

(c) Where the plaintiff resides; or

(d) Where the parties last cohabited.

-from the Nevada Revised Statutes 125.02

 

Nevada Final Divorce Hearing.
If the divorce is agreed, both parties will file a joint petition. In these cases, no final hearing is required. A decree can be entered upon the affidavit of the parties.

Learn more about the divorce procedure.

 

Waiting Period Before Divorce is Finalized in Nevada.
After you file the divorce petition, there is no waiting period in Nevada before you can get a divorce. Most paperwork is reviewed, and your divorce granted if the paperwork is complete, within 1-2 weeks.

 

Additional Information.
If you have children together, you will also need to attend a parenting seminar, or else get a waiver from the court.

 

If your divorce is uncontested, we would love to guide you through the process from beginning to end. Learn more about how our uncontested divorce services can help you through your divorce.

Links to other Nevada divorce pages:
General Nevada Divorce Laws
Nevada Alimony Laws
Nevada Child Custody Laws and Divorce
State of Nevada Child Support Laws
Property Division Laws in Nevada Divorce

 

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This information has been summarized from the Nevada statutes. You can find the full-text version of these and other Nevada divorce statutes online here: Nevada Divorce Laws.