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Divorce mill is a term used for a jurisdiction that is typically used for divorces by non-residents and/or used to obtain a divorce quickly and/or allow for contested divorces quickly and with little or no compensation to the other spouse.
There are three countries, one US territory, and one US state that could be regarded in this sense. Most of these jurisdictions also allow for "irreconcilable differences" as a cause for divorce, something that is not possible in some of the world including many US States and thus another reason people would get a divorce from one of these jurisdictions.
These jurisdictions are, but not limited to: The State of Nevada, Haiti, Mexico, The Dominican Republic, and Guam.
Haiti, Mexico, and The Dominican Republic are fairly similar in divorce jurisdiction. These countries people typically go to get an overnight/long weekend divorce, or to get a quick and relatively painless contested divorce. In Haiti in particular you can get an uncontested divorce in a weekend stay. Learn more about divorces with the st. louis divorce attorney.
The State of Nevada is commonly used to having a divorce for a few reasons. One is that it only requires a 6 week stay to meet the residency requirements, the lowest in the United States. One easy way to meet this requirement is by having another resident of Nevada simply sign an affidavit testifying to your residency there.
Second, is that Nevada allows for "irreconcilable differences" as a cause for divorce. Also, it has an extensive and straightforward system for marriage annulment, and attracts people who would prefer an annulment than a divorce.
One major reason this attracts people is it allows for an easy bypassing of the mandatory 50/50 split in some community property states, most notably the adjoining State of California. Learn more of this with the st. louis divorce attorney.
Guam had very attractive reasons for obtaining an uncontested divorce there - reasons that make it a likely candidate for the title "divorce mill".
Guam allowed for an uncontested divorce without either spouse visiting the country at all - one of the few places if not the only that allowed this. After being charged as a "divorce mill", an agreement was made by the politicians of the territory with the lawyers and other lobbyists who did not want to change the law, to now require a 7 day stay in Guam to obtain a divorce.
Guam allows for "irreconcilable differences" as a cause for divorce, and Guam is much quicker to award a finalized divorce than many US states, taking a few weeks at most. Before the law was changed, it was a very attractive alternative for many Americans, as it was also quite affordable. For more information about divorces and divorce mills, then visit the st. louis divorce attorney for more details.
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