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Legal Information: Puerto Rico

Divorce

Laws current as of November 25, 2023

What are the requirements to file for divorce in Puerto Rico?

In order to get divorced in Puerto Rico, you have to meet one of the following requirements:

  • You have continuously lived in Puerto Rico for at least one year immediately before filing the divorce petition; or
  • The cause (ground) for divorce occurred in Puerto Rico or when one of the spouses was living in Puerto Rico.1

1 31 L.P.R.A. § 6771

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