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If you have decided to end your marriage, you may choose to file for divorce. You can file for divorce in Massachusetts if you have lived in the state for one year, or if the reason the marriage ended happened in Massachusetts and you have lived in Massachusetts as a couple. You can find information here on how to file for a divorce, what the types of divorce are, how to get a copy of your divorce record, and more.

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Get a copy of your divorce record (divorce decree) Which type of divorce should I file?

Before you file

Filing for divorce

Responding to a divorce filed against you

After your divorce is granted

Find out what the divorce nisi period is and when a divorce is finalized

Divorce nisi and finalizing a divorce

Getting divorce records

Legal information about divorce

Contact Information

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Probate and Family Court locations

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