{"id":575,"date":"2014-01-22T12:29:09","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T18:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplydivorce.me\/?p=575"},"modified":"2014-01-22T12:29:09","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T18:29:09","slug":"long-will-take-get-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplydivorce.me\/long-will-take-get-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"How long will it take to get a divorce?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t count how many times clients come \u00a0in with this question. \u00a0The answer is, well, it really depends. \u00a0In Louisiana, unless there are special circumstances, a divorce judgment is granted after the spouses have lived apart for a requisite period of time prescribed by the statute: If the couple has minor children, they must live separate and apart for 365 days prior to the final divorce judgment. \u00a0If they do not have minor children, they must live separate and apart for 180 days.<\/p>\n<p>This does not mean that you cannot file for the divorce prior to the separation. \u00a0A party can file for divorce and then wait the time period before asking for a final divorce or a party can live separate and apart for the time period and then file for a final divorce. \u00a0There are pros and cons to both methods.<\/p>\n<p>The amount of time it takes to process your divorce through the Court system depends on many factors. \u00a0The level of disagreement, the number of issues to be resolved (child support and custody, spousal support, custody) and the caseload of the Court. \u00a0These issues can significantly affect the length of time it takes for your divorce to become final and the amount of money you will ultimately spend on your divorce.<\/p>\n<p>Divorcing couples who use mediation as a tool to resolve issues like spousal support, custody and property spend less time in the divorce process and are generally happier with the results. \u00a0It is a process that helps divorcing couples keep their time, money and sanity and walk away from the marriage with improved communication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t count how many times clients come \u00a0in with this question. \u00a0The answer is, well, it really depends. \u00a0In Louisiana, unless there are special circumstances, a divorce judgment is granted after the spouses have lived apart for a requisite period of time prescribed by the statute: If the couple has minor children, they must &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,12,10,5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How long will it take to get a divorce? 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