Arkansas Divorce Information
Divorce can be a draining experience, emotionally and financially. Understanding the main requirements of a divorce can help the process flow more smoothly. Before filing a divorce, consider Arkansas's residency, grounds and property laws.
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Residency
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Alaska, Massachusetts and South Dakota are the only states without a residency requirement. All other states require spouses to reside in the state for a specific time period before filing a divorce petition. Arkansas has a residency requirement of at least 60 days.
Grounds
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Arkansas has no-fault and fault-based grounds. No-fault eliminates the need to place blame on the other spouse. Under fault, the spouse must list a reason for the breakdown of the marriage. Fault-based grounds are impotence, adultery, incarceration for a felony or infamous crime;,alcoholism, cruel and unusual treatment, or acts leading to intolerable conditions for the petitioning spouse.
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Property Division
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Arkansas is an equitable distribution state. The court classifies which property is marital property and debt; a monetary value is assigned to both. The property is then divided in an equitable, not equal manner. Equitable means fair in a divorce.
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