Divorce
Divorce is a legal termination of a marriage. To obtain a divorce in Kansas, the petitioner must have been a Kansas resident for at least 60 days. There are three grounds for divorce: incompatibility (no fault); failure to perform a material marital duty or obligation; and incompatibility by reason of mental illness or mental incapacity of one or both spouses. The case must be filed in the county in which at least one of the spouses lives at the time of filing or where the spouse being filed against can be served with process.
Kansas recognizes common law marriage – an agreement between the spouses to be married without any formal ceremony or license. The spouses are required to have been legally eligible to be married, to have considered themselves to be married, and to have publicly held themselves out to be married. No minimum period of cohabitation is required.
I offer experienced and compassionate legal services to clients throughout the Greater Kansas City area (Kansas only), primarily in Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, and Miami Counties. Please feel free to contact my office for a free initial consultation. I will discuss your case with you and let you know how best to protect your legal rights.
