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If there are no minor children, or if there is physical or sexual abuse, then the waiting period is 180 days. If there are minor children, then the waiting period is 365 days. Parties to an Article 103 divorce can normally get a final judgment of divorce within one month of the papers being filed.

Grounds for immediate divorce exist if one of the spouses commits adultery. The spouse who claims that adultery occurred must provide proof. The adultering spouse must have had sexual relations with someone other than the accusing spouse, and corroborative testimony must be present.

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.

Your spouse cannot stop you from getting a divorce by refusing to "sign the divorce papers." If you can prove that you have grounds for divorce under Louisiana law, you can get a divorce. It is the Judge and not your spouse, who decides to grant you a divorce.

If there are no minor children, or if there is physical or sexual abuse, then the waiting period is 180 days. If there are minor children, then the waiting period is 365 days. Parties to an Article 103 divorce can normally get a final judgment of divorce within one month of the papers being filed.

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.