You may want to check into what the law is where you are moving. There may not be a year wait period in that state, but you may still have to live there six months to be considered a resident. Could end up being better to wait 5 months to file in North Carolina than to wait 6 months for residency in another state.
Dear Newlife72:
Greetings. If your spouse is still living here at the end of the year, and has lived here for six months preceding when you file, then you can file in the county where she lives. Thank you.
Janet L. Fritts
Attorney with Rosen Law Firm
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
919.787.6668 main phone
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Charlotte, North Carolina 28262
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Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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I am 7 months into the seperation, and plan to file for divorce as soon as the year is up. If I moved out of state, can I file in N.C. when the year is up, or do I have to go by the laws of the new state?