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Divorce Law
Delaware allows 'irreconcilable differences' and 'incompatibility'
forms of no fault divorce as well as fault divorce. It is a separate
property state. You must live in Delaware for 6 months to obtain a
divorce.
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Custody Resources
Child custody decisions are based on the best interests of the child.
Property Division
Delaware is an equitable distribution state. Property is divided
according to several factors which include: 1) the contribution of
each spouse to the acquisition of the marital property,
including the contribution of each spouse as homemaker; (2) the value
of each spouse's personal property; (3) the economic circumstances of
each spouse at the time the division of property is to become
effective; (4) the length of the marriage; (5) the age and health of
the spouses; (6) the occupation of the spouses; (7) the amount and
sources of income of the spouses; (8) the vocational skills of the
spouses; (9) the employability of the spouses; (10) the estate,
liabilities, and needs of each spouse and the opportunity of each for
further acquisition of capital assets and income; (11) the federal
income tax consequences of the court's division of the property; (12)
liabilities of the spouses; (13) any prior marriage of each spouse;
(14) whether the property award is in stead of or in addition to
maintenance. [Delaware Code Annotated; Title 13, Chapter 15, Section
1513]. Fault is not a factor in the equitable division of property.
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