So in the State of Florida you can get divorced for no reason at all and there's no length of time of separation is this true

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I was only married a year and a half but I was thrown out of the house and two days later he's filing for divorce I have no clue why nothing I'm out here with no family and friends some co-workers that is all came from Illinois and in the state of Illinois you need to be separated for 6 months before you can file for divorce so I'm wondering how it works in Florida

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Yes, that is correct. Florida is a no-fault state, there is no legal separation in Florida and you can file for divorce as long as at least one party has been a resident of the State of Florida for at least 6 months prior to the filing of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. You should at least consult with a divorce attorney as to all of your options. All the best.
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The only grounds required for a Florida divorce is that the marriage is "irretrievably broken." (As well as another rarely used ground involving length mental incapacity.) That being said, Florida is basically a "divorce on demand" state. There is also a six month residency requirement... that is, at least one party must have been a continuous resident of the State of Florida for at least six months prior to the filing of the petition. But there is no requirement for a pre-dissolution separation.

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