What is involved in starting the process for a divorce or dissolution?
The first step would be the filing of a summons for a separation of divorce with the court in the appropriate county and then personally serving the summons on the other spouse. Each state has its own residency qualifications. New York has residence requirements depending upon the circumstances. For example, one of the residence requirements is that the parties have resided in the state as husband and wife and either party has been a resident, when the action is commenced, for a continuous period of one year immediately prior to the action. The statute should be consulted to determine your residency qualifications.
