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The State of West Virginia provides access to public records including birth, death, marriage and divorce records, property information, court records, access to criminal records and a sex offender registry.

How long does it take to get a divorce in West Virginia? That depends. If you choose an uncontested, no-fault divorce, where you and your spouse agree on all the issues before going to court, then you can be divorced in 30 to 90 days after initial paperwork has been filed with the court.

Filing the Divorce Petition and Other Forms You will need to pay a fee for filing your divorce paperwork ($135 as of 2021) and, if you have a child, a $25 fee for the parent education class (more on that below). If you can't afford these fees, you may apply for a waiver.

In West Virginia, both spouses must agree that they have irreconcilable differences, which basically means they can't get along any more, and there's no reasonable prospect of getting back together. Otherwise, you'll have to choose (and prove) another ground as the basis for the divorce.

Ordinarily, the initial attorney fee of $1,800.00, $5,000.00, $6,500.00, $9,300.00 or $11,300.00 together with the filing, service of process and parenting class fees must be paid in full before the case can be filed.

§48-5-202. (a) A divorce may be ordered when the parties have lived separate and apart in separate places of abode without any cohabitation and without interruption for one year. The separation may occur as a result of the voluntary act of one of the parties or the mutual consent of both parties.