Not all Divorces in Los Angeles have to be long, expensive, drawn out affairs. In fact, if a divorcing couple wants to come to an agreement and several conditions are met, the initial paperwork can be done in less than 30 minutes.
In a 30-Minute divorce both parties must sign what is known as Summary Dissolution of Marriage. The parties must have (1) been married less than five years; (2) no children and wife not pregnant; (3) one party must have lived in California for at least six months and in the county of filing for at least three months; (4) no real property; (5) except automobiles, they owe no more than $6,000; (6) total fair market value of community property assets, not including what is owed on those assets and automobiles of less than $38,000; (7) neither party has separate property in excess of $38,000.
However, do not make the mistake of thinking that just because you filed your initial paperwork, you are already divorced. All parties in California must wait six months and then the final papers can be submitted in order to declare the divorce finalized.
