A: It can take longer depending on your grounds for divorce. If you have grounds as set forth in A.C.A. 9-11-808 you can get the divorce in the same amount of time as it takes for a divorce under the regular divorce statute.
If your grounds for divorce are based on separation, the separation time is longer. Under the regular divorce statute one of the grounds for divorce is 18 months of separation without cohabitation.
Under the Covenant Marriage Act, to get a divorce based on separation, the parties have to be separated for a period of 2 years, or 2 years after the date of judicial separation, or 2 ½ years if the parties have children together.
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