Residency and Filing Requirements for West Virginia
West Virginia has particular residency requirements for filing a divorce action. The residency requirements
must be met when the case is filed. If you don't meet the requirements, the court will lack jurisdiction over the case and
will not accept it or will dismiss it.
If the residency requirements are not met, you must either wait until you meet the requirements or file your divorce in
another state where you do meet the requirements.
[Residency requirements coming soon.]
Grounds for Divorce for West Virginia
You must state the grounds for your West Virginia divorce in either the petition or complaint, which is the
first divorce form filed with the court. In West Virginia, the appropriate grounds for a divorce are the
grounds the filing party believes it can prove in a court hearing or grounds that both parties can agree on and can
establish in court.
The West Virginia court has power to divorce a couple from the bond of matrimony on the following grounds:
[Grounds coming soon.]
Filing Spouse's Title
[Coming soon.]
Non-Filing Spouse's Title
[Coming soon.]
