When does your state's waiting period end? Enter your dates.
Most states set a minimum waiting period before a divorce can be granted. Some count it from the day you file, others from the day your spouse is served. Choose your state and enter your dates: where the rule is one simple number of days or months, the estimator shows the date the waiting period ends; where it depends on separation, children or the type of case, it shows the rule itself.
The waiting period is only the minimum. A contested case usually takes much longer, and every court has its own schedule. Compare all states in the waiting periods table.
Divorce timeline estimator
See the earliest date the law lets a judge sign your final divorce decree, from your filing date. Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.