Do both parties have to be residents of Washington, D.C. to file for divorce in the District?
A No, as long as one party has been a resident of Washington, D.C. for at least six months (assuming the parties have lived apart mutually and voluntarily), a petition can be filed in the District. If the petitioner is not a resident of Washington, D.C., he or she has to be able to prove that the spouse is a resident of Washington, D.C.
