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Getting Divorced in Oklahoma

According to Oklahoma Code, the district court may grant a divorce for any of the following causes:

  • Abandonment for one year.
  • Adultery.
  • Impotency.
  • When the wife at the time of her marriage, was pregnant by another than her husband.
  • Extreme cruelty.
  • Fraudulent contract.
  • Incompatibility.
  • Habitual drunkenness.
  • Gross neglect of duty.
  • Imprisonment of the other party in a state or federal penal institution for the commission of a felony at the time the petition is filed.
  • The procurement of a final divorce decree outside of Oklahoma by a husband or wife which does not in Oklahoma release the other party from the obligations of the marriage.
  • Insanity for a period of 5 years, the insane person having been an inmate of a state institution for the insane in the State of Oklahoma, or inmate of a state institution for the insane in some other state.

Residency Requirements

The petitioner or the respondent in an action for divorce must have been an actual resident of Oklahoma, for 6 months immediately preceding the filing of the petition. An action for divorce may be filed in the county in which the petitioner has been a resident for 30 days immediately preceding the filing of the petition, or in the county in which the respondent is a resident.

Waiting Period

In Oklahoma, it is unlawful for either party to marry a person other than the divorced spouse within 6 months from date of decree of divorce granted in this state.

Oklahoma Divorce Laws and Marriage Laws

You can find a complete listing of the Oklahoma divorce laws by searching under “Marriage and Family” here.

Oklahoma Divorce Information by County

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