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If you and your spouse filed for mutual consent divorce and agreed on all issues, your divorce could be finalized within four to six months, depending on the number of cases on the Court's docket. It will take longer to finalize your divorce if you or your spouse are contesting issues such as property division.

A certified copy of a Divorce Decree can be obtained in the Office of Judicial Records, Civil Filing Center, Room 296, City Hall either in person over-the-counter or by written request via mail. Acceptable payment options are cash, certified check or money order.

The divorce decree finalizes the dissolution of the parties' marriage in the eyes of the law. It will include their own marital settlement agreement, which sets forth the division of marital property and the parties' responsibilities going forward.

How Long Does Divorce Take in PA? In Pennsylvania a divorce can take anywhere from 90 days to a year (or more) depending on whether you filed uncontested vs. contested or on fault-based grounds and a variety of other factors.

Under this same law, the court can postpone a divorce for 90 to 120 days if you file for a divorce on the grounds of an irretrievable breakdown, and you have not lived apart (or separate) for at least one year. During this period, the court may require a couple to attend the couple's counseling.

After the complaint is filed, there is a 90-day waiting period. Each party then files a sworn statement that the marriage is irretrievably broken and that each wants a divorce and asks the Court to grant it. This type of no-fault divorce is often called a mutual consent divorce.