How long do I have to wait for my divorce to be final???

If you are filing for divorce based on irreconcilable differences in Tennessee, there are two statutory waiting periods based on whether or not you have minor children. If there are minor children of the marriage, you are required to wait at least 90 days after filing the Complaint for Divorce before your divorce can become final. If there are no children of the marriage, you are required to wait at least 60 days after filing the Complaint for Divorce.

If you are filing for a divorce on other grounds in Tennessee, such as "inappropriate marital conduct", "adultery", or "abandonment", there is no statutory minimum waiting period. However, when you file for a divorce based on grounds other than irreconcilable differences it is likely that the proceedings will take longer than the statutory waiting periods. Absent a default judgment where the other spouse does not respond to the Complaint, your attorney may file written discovery, take depositions, conduct temporary support hearings, participate in mediation, etc. It is not unusual for it to take several months before a contested divorce case will come to trial.

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