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Getting Divorced in Utah
According to Utah Code, the grounds for divorce include:
- Impotency of the respondent at the time of marriage;
- Adultery committed by the respondent subsequent to marriage;
- Willful desertion of the petitioner by the respondent for more than one year;
- Willful neglect of the respondent to provide for the petitioner the common necessaries of life;
- Habitual drunkenness of the respondent;
- Conviction of the respondent for a felony;
- Cruel treatment of the petitioner by the respondent to the extent of causing bodily injury or great mental distress to the petitioner;
- Irreconcilable differences of the marriage;
- Incurable insanity; or
- When the husband and wife have lived separately under a legal separation agreement of any state for 3 consecutive years without cohabitation.
Residency Requirements
The petitioner or respondent must have been a resident of Utah and of the county where the action is brought for 3 months prior to the commencement of the action.
Waiting Period
No hearing for decree of divorce until 90 days has elapsed from the filing of the complaint.
Utah Divorce Laws and Marriage Laws
You can find a complete listing of the Utah divorce laws by searching under “divorce” here.
