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Divorce

Updated: 
December 8, 2023

What are the residency requirements for divorce in Oklahoma?

To get a divorce in Oklahoma, you or your spouse must be:

  • a resident of Oklahoma for the six months immediately before the petition is filed; or
  • a resident of any United States army post or military reservation within Oklahoma for the six months immediately before the petition is filed.1

Note: The only exception is if you are filing for a divorce based on the ground of insanity, and either spouse is in an institution outside of Oklahoma. In that case, the spouse who files for divorce must be a resident of Oklahoma for at least five years before filing for divorce.2

1 OK ST T. 43 § 102
2 OK ST T. 43 § 101

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