An "uncontested" or "no fault divorce" describes a situation where individuals have decided to obtain a divorce without contesting issues of property or child custody. Uncontested divorces can often save people time, money, and heartache because it streamlines the process of obtaining a divorce.

Although uncontested divorces can be more efficient, there are still certain statutory requirements that must be met before a divorce can be finalized. They are as follows:

• The Parties must be separated from one another. The length of time of the separation depends on the following:
  1. If the Parties do not have minor children and have entered into a Separation Agreement, then the Parties must be separated for six months before a divorce will be finalized.
  2. If the Parties have minor children, then the Parties must be separated for a year before a divorce can be finalized.

Don't let this statutory time period stop you from calling us. There are steps we can take today that will expedite the process once the statutory time period for the separation has been met.