If a client, who has just moved into the state, wishes to file for divorce, where would that divorce action be filed? Assume the other spouse has not relocated and remains in the state where the marriage took place and where the couple had lived together, married, for the past ten years

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Most states require that a party be in the state (residency) for a certain amount of time before filing an action like divorce. The client's former state will still have jurisdiction. Answers may also mention that this is an answer that requires an attorney to respond.

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