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Connecticut allows you to complete your divorce without an attorney if you and your spouse can come to an agreement on what to do with your property and how you will care for any children that you may have.
Connecticut Residency Requirements
To file for divorce in Connecticut one of the following requirements must be met:
- One of the spouses has been a resident of Connecticut for at least the twelve (12) months immediately before filing the Complaint for Divorce or at least twelve (12) months before divorce will be finalized;
- A spouse lived in Connecticut at the time of the marriage, moved away, and then moved back to Connecticut with the intention to now live there permanently; or
- The irretrievable breakdown of the marriage happened after one or both spouses moved to Connecticut.
Grounds For Divorce
A couple can obtain a no-fault divorce in Connecticut on the grounds that the marriage is irretrievably broken.
Filing Your Connecticut Divorce
The steps for filing your uncontested Connecticut divorce are as follows:
- The Plaintiff takes the divorce papers to the Superior Court Clerk's office at which time the Clerk issues a Summons that the state marshal will serve on the Defendant.
- After the Defendant is served, the Plaintiff files the divorce papers with the Clerk and pays the filing fee.
- Both spouses sign a few additional documents, which the Plaintiff takes to the divorce hearing. The Judge will sign the Judgment finalizing the divorce once 90 days have passed from the Return Date.
DIVORCEWRITER CURRENTLY DOES NOT SUPPORT CONNECTICUT DIVORCE.
Instructions and free forms for Connecticut divorce with children are available here: Connecticut Divorce with Children
Instructions and free forms for Connecticut divorce without children are available here: Connecticut Divorce with No Children
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