# Residency Question

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/residency-question/7932>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [April 7, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/residency-question/7932 "2009-04-07T16:53:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nc20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea666f/32.png) [@nc20](https://forum.rosen.com/u/nc20)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/residency-question/7932/1 "2009-04-07T16:53:01Z")

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My husband and I have been living in NC however he still has a PA drivers liscence and that is where we were married. Can we file for a divorce under PA laws or do we have to file under NC since we both live here? My question is what determines residency when filing for a separation and divorce?

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**Author:** ![Erin\_Clarey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Erin\_Clarey](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Erin_Clarey)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/residency-question/7932/2 "2009-04-07T18:09:49Z")

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In order to file for divorce in North Carolina you must have been living in state for the previous six months.