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Question: Divorce, Marriage, Alimony - California

Asked on 10/21/2009
I was married in Juno Alaska in 1996 but I live in California. My wife and I are getting a divorce. after 10 years of Marriage.
As the marriage certificate was issued in Alaska,what state would the rules of Alimony apply to as far as separation? California or Alaska?

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M.D., Member in Good Standing of the California and New York Bar


If you are both now residents CA, then the divorce will be filed in CA and its laws will apply.  If you are a resident of CA and your wife is a resident of AK, then the divorce can be filed in either state.  The laws of the state where it is filed will govern alimony.



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Do you both live in California?  If you have established residency in California, i.e., you have lived here for at least 6 months, you can file here in California, and California law would apply.  If your wife still resides in Alaska, then there would be an option of filing in Alaska as well.

BARRY BESSER, www.besserlaw.com



  • Answered on 10/23/2009
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