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By Jennifer M. Paine

Michigan Divorce Lawyer

Oh, that pesky divorce waiting period. If you are like most guys, you want this divorce over NOW!

Every day is another dollar spent, another opportunity for your spouse to file a motion, another roadblock on your path to freedom.

Then you discover an even bigger roadblock – the mandatory divorce waiting period. What is a waiting period, and why should the government be allowed to tell you when you can and cannot get a divorce?

Here are the 5 common reasons for waiting periods in divorce:

By Matt Allen

Editor, DadsDivorce.com

If you live in New Hampshire and want a quickie divorce, you're in luck. But if you live just over the state line in Vermont, then settle in for a long, drawn-out case.

That's how varied divorce laws are in the U.S. as these two border states rank as the easiest and hardest states, respectively, to get a divorce, according to a report from Bloomberg Rankings.

In New Hampshire there is no minimum processing time or residency requirement, but in Vermont a divorce will take a minimum of 15 months.

Question:

Can the mandatory waiting period before a divorce is finalized ever be waived?

Also, can the court cancel a divorce case if proceedings are not moving along?

Question:

How long can a divorce case remain open without a final divorce decree being filed? Is there some sort of a waiting period before a divorce can be granted?

What happens if nothing is done and no movement on my case is being made?