What if my spouse moves out of state? – Patterson Bray PLLC

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if your spouse moves out of state and you are contemplating a divorce you can still file your divorce in Tennessee regardless of the fact that they have moved Tennessee takes jurisdiction over a divorce matter so long as both parties have resided in Tennessee for six months

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or if the basis or the grounds for the divorce occur in Tennessee And what I mean by that is if you and your spouse live in Tennessee for uh one month you previously lived in a different state for a longer period of time but the other person commits adultery in

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Tennessee That is a sufficient basis for Tennessee to have jurisdiction because the reason for the divorce occurred within the bounds of Tennessee Otherwise if you’ve lived here for six months that’s sufficient It doesn’t matter that the other party has moved out of state

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You can file in Tennessee and Tennessee would have jurisdiction over the divorce so long as you are the first to file the divorce If your spouse moves to another state they file on that state and that state takes jurisdiction That state’s jurisdiction is going to control so long

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as that court has the appropriate jurisdiction over both of the parties

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