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Michigan Law - How Long Must You Live In the State? If the parties when married lived in Michigan, then the party who is filing for divorce must have lived in Michigan for the 180 days (approximately six months) immediately before the filing for divorce. In addition, the one filing must have lived in the county where the action is filed for the ten days before filing. The requirement about the county is to encourage people to file for divorce in their actual home counties, and not to look around for a county where the judges' preferences may favor their position. There is an exception to the 10-day rule that applies for people who were born outside the United States or are not U.S. citizens, where it appears a child is going to be taken out of the United States unless the court is alerted. If the parties when married did not live in Michigan, then the party filing for divorce must have lived in Michigan for a year. During that year, the party is allowed to have spent up to 90 days outside Michigan. If the other party does not live in Michigan, the other party must be notified of the divorce filing in a specific form which the law provides. Section 25.89.
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