Divorce after 50, state by state

The rule that matters most is how your state divides what was built during the marriage. Find yours below: each page says what that rule means for the house and the retirement accounts. For all of them side by side, and which ones start from half each, see is your state a 50/50 divorce state?

16 states have their residency, waiting period, alimony and retirement rules checked against the statute, each linked on its page. The rest show what is settled so far. How we check the facts.