Living in different county, no filings yet

Hello, I am new to this forum. My husband and I decided to divorce in February of this year. No filings have happened yet. I moved to Asheville in January, and he is still living in our house in Jackson County. I want to hire a new attorney. Two attorneys in Asheville have said that they cannot represent me, because if we end up in court, they wouldn’t be able to represent me because the filing would be in a different county. Are we obligated to file in Jackson County, where the house is? I don’t understand why an Asheville attorney would be unable to represent me. Thanks for any explanation you can offer.

You can file in any county in which either spouse is residing. So yes, you can file in Buncombe County assuming nothing else has been filed in Jackson County.


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