Divorce Filing Requirements in Pennsylvania

• At least one of the parties to the divorce must have been a PA resident for six months prior to the filing.
• The divorce proceedings may be brought in the county where the defendant lives.
• If the defendant is no longer living in Pennsylvania, the proceedings may be brought in the county where the plaintiff... the person filing the divorce action... lives.
• If the plaintiff continues to reside in the county where they lived while married to the defendant, the proceedings may be brought in that county.
• Prior to six months after the final separation, proceedings may be brought in the county where the plaintiff resides if the defendant agrees.
• If neither plaintiff nor defendant lives in the county where they resided at the time of the marriage, the proceedings may be brought in the county where either of them now lives.
• Six months after the final separation, proceedings may be brought where either plaintiff or defendant lives.

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