081: Can I File For Divorce In California I Wasn’t Married In California

Today we’re talking about why it doesn’t matter where you were married for purposes of getting divorced.

When it comes to divorce, it’s basically a jurisdictional issue as far as California is concerned, if you’ve lived in the state for six months and in the county for three months, that is the court that you would file in.

So, if you live in Los Angeles County and you’ve been in the state for more than six months and the county for more than three, you would file your divorce in LA County.

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