Residency Requirements:
To file for divorce in Maine, either the plaintiff or the defendant must
have been a resident of Maine for six months before filing, or the
marriage or the grounds for divorce must have occurred in Maine.
Legal Separation:
Legal separation will be granted if the spouses have been living
apart for at least 60 days with just cause.
General Divorce Procedure:
If the complaint for divorce is uncontested, then the testimony of
a corroborating witness is unnecessary.
Where to file for divorce:
In Maine, an action for divorce may be brought in the county where
either spouse resides. However, the defendant has the right to move
the proceedings to Superior Court.
Title of Divorce action:
Complaint for Divorce.
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Grounds for Maine Divorce:
No-fault:
Maine’s no-fault ground for divorce is irreconcilable
marital differences.
Fault-based:
The fault-based grounds include, among others:
1) adultery;
2) impotence;
3) alcoholism or/and drug addiction;
4) cruel and inhuman treatment;
5) confinement for permanent insanity for seven
consecutive years;
6) non-support to the complaining spouse whereby
the other spouse can provide support but refuses to do so;
7) desertion for three years.
Mediation or Counseling:
The court will order mediation of issues concerning the children in any
contested case involving minor children, or if one spouse disputes that
there are irreconcilable differences.
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