{"id":662,"date":"2011-02-03T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/blog_news\/?p=662"},"modified":"2019-09-10T22:28:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T02:28:40","slug":"waiting-period-for-divorce-in-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/2011\/02\/03\/waiting-period-for-divorce-in-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting Period for Divorce in Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tennessee Divorce Waiting Period<\/h2>\n

How quickly can a person obtain a divorce in Tennessee?<\/strong> The answer depends on several issues. \u00a0These should be discussed with a divorce lawyer<\/strong>. \u00a0There is a mandatory divorce waiting period in Tennessee. \u00a0The earliest a divorce<\/strong> can be finalized is sixty days<\/strong>, if there are no minor children born of the marriage.\u00a0 This is referred to as a mandatory divorce waiting period<\/strong>.\u00a0 If there are minor children<\/strong> born of the marriage then the required divorce waiting period is ninety days<\/strong>. The divorce waiting period begins after the filing of the divorce petition<\/strong>.\u00a0 This waiting period applies in an uncontested<\/strong> or irreconcilable differences divorce<\/strong><\/a> as well as contested divorce.<\/p>\n

Divorce “Cooling Off Period” in Tennessee<\/h2>\n
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Cool-Off Before Divorce in TN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The legislature working with the courts enacted this provision to provide a “cooling off period” to help prevent divorces from being obtained in the heat of the moment.\u00a0 Divorce is a very drastic measure and ought to be take. \u00a0Although, it is possible to obtain a final divorce decree<\/strong> shortly after the expiration of the waiting period, it often does not happen that quickly. \u00a0Especially in a contested divorce.<\/p>\n

It may take longer than the Divorce Waiting Period<\/h3>\n

An agreed divorce should be able to be finished shortly after the waiting period expires. \u00a0 A contested<\/a> divorce may take much longer. \u00a0If a divorce is contested there are usually several issues that need to be resolved and these take time. Mediation will be required. \u00a0Discovery and depositions may need to be done. \u00a0Also, \u00a0scheduling a divorce trial may take several months due to the overload of cases in court.<\/p>\n

Speak to a divorce attorney<\/a> about the process of divorce<\/a> and the divorce waiting period.\u00a0 Seek legal advice regarding the requirements of mediation and parent education classes. \u00a0These are important steps to obtaining a divorce in Tennessee.<\/p>\n

\"Divorcelawyer<\/p>\n

Purple Law Firm has been serving the family law needs of Chattanooga since 1982.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tennessee Divorce Waiting Period How quickly can a person obtain a divorce in Tennessee? The answer depends on several issues. \u00a0These should be discussed with a divorce lawyer. \u00a0There is a mandatory divorce waiting period in Tennessee. \u00a0The earliest a divorce can be finalized is sixty days, if there are no minor children born of the marriage.\u00a0 This is referred to as a mandatory divorce waiting period.\u00a0 If there are minor children born of the marriage then the required divorce waiting period is ninety days. The divorce waiting period begins after the filing of the divorce petition.\u00a0 This waiting period applies in an uncontested orRead More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,16,17,20,24,26,30],"tags":[53,136,220,328],"yst_prominent_words":[1378,1381,1375,1383,1379,2343,1012,1374,1026,390,2345,1382,1377,1025,515,1376,1384,2342,2344,485],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-admin","4":"post-662","6":"format-standard","7":"category-divorce-lawyer-chattanooga-tennessee","8":"category-domestic-relations-family-law","9":"category-domestic-relations-attorneys","10":"category-family-law-attorneys","11":"category-law-firm","12":"category-legal-terms","13":"category-tennessee-divorce-attorney","14":"post_tag-attorney-at-law","15":"post_tag-divorce-lawyer","16":"post_tag-lawyer-legal-professional","17":"post_tag-uncontested-divorce"},"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Todd Couvillon","author_link":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"hoot-small-preview":false,"hoot-large-preview":false,"hoot-medium-preview":false,"hoot-wide":false,"hoot-extra-wide":false,"hoot-boxcontent":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Todd Couvillon","author_link":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":65,"uagb_excerpt":"Tennessee Divorce Waiting Period How quickly can a person obtain a divorce in Tennessee? The answer depends on several issues. \u00a0These should be discussed with a divorce lawyer. \u00a0There is a mandatory divorce waiting period in Tennessee. \u00a0The earliest a divorce can be finalized is sixty days, if there are no minor children born of…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}