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This Article 102 Divorce can be filed before you and your spouse have lived separate and apart for the required length of time, which is 360 days if you have minor children under age 18 born or adopted during the marriage.

Certified copies of divorce decrees may be accessed from the specific custodian of the court the divorce was granted. While the state of Louisiana does not operate a central database from which divorce records may be accessed, these records are maintained in each court's website.

A 102 divorce is a no-fault divorce while a 103 divorce is fault based. Still, both types of divorce allow a couple to end their marriage so they can move forward as single individuals.

Once your petition for divorce is filed with the court, your spouse will need to sign what is called a Waiver of Service in the presence of a notary and return to your attorney for filing with the court. Your spouse will have to locate a local notary for the signing.

103. Except in the case of a covenant marriage, a divorce shall be granted on the petition of a spouse upon proof that: (1) The spouses have been living separate and apart continuously for the requisite period of time, in ance with Article 103.1, or more on the date the petition is filed.

Except in the case of a covenant marriage, a divorce shall be granted on the petition of a spouse upon proof that: (1) The spouses have been living separate and apart continuously for the requisite period of time, in ance with Article 103.1, or more on the date the petition is filed.