Divorce in Oklahoma City and Edmond

Residency Requirements - Grounds for Divorce

If you are divorcing in Edmond, either you or your spouse must be a resident of Oklahoma for at least six months immediately prior to filing for a divorce. Filing for divorce can be done in the county in which the filing spouse has been a resident for 30 days or in the county where the nonfiling spouse resides.

You may be granted a divorce for the following grounds:

Abandonment for one year
Adultery
Impotency
When the wife, at the time of her marriage, was pregnant by someone other than her husband
Extreme cruelty
Fraudulent contract

Incompatibility
Habitual drunkenness
Gross neglect of duty
Imprisonment for the commission of a felony
Foreign divorce that is not valid in Oklahoma

Property division

Assets and debts acquired during your marriage, which are called marital property, are divided equitably when you divorce. Each spouse is entitled to keep property that was owned by him or her prior to the marriage and any gifts or inheritances acquired during the marriage. All marital property is divided between the spouses in a just and reasonable manner, regardless of any marital fault.

Before you seek divorce help in Edmond or Oklahoma City from an experienced divorce attorney you should gather all the information you can about all your property, including when you purchased it, approximately how much it is worth, account numbers, and serial numbers. Bring this information with you when meet with your attorney for divorce advice.

Alimony

Alimony may be awarded to either party in Oklahoma and may be in the form of property or money. Marital fault is not considered when awarding alimony. Temporary alimony may be ordered while the divorce is pending.

Seeking divorce advice? Contact Echols, Echols & Smalley for Edmond and Oklahoma City divorce help. Our firm is familiar with all aspects of divorce and can advise and answer all your questions during this difficult time.