Grounds for Divorce: The court may grant a no-fault divorce upon a finding that “(1) both parties to the marriage have mutually and voluntarily lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of six months next preceding the commencement of the action; or (2) both parties to the marriage have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of one year next preceding the commencement of the action.” [District of Columbia Code]
Residency Requirements: “No action for divorce or legal separation shall be maintainable unless one of the parties to the marriage has been a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia for at least six months next preceding the commencement of the action.” [District of Columbia Code]
District of Columbia Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Child Support Services Division
Telephone: 202–442–9900
District of Columbia Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
District of Columbia Code Ann. Section 16-916.01
District of Columbia Child Support Calculator
District of Columbia Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
The Bar Association of the District of Columbia
District of Columbia Divorce Laws
D.C. Official Code, Title 16, Chapter 9
District of Columbia Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Washington: 202–296–7845
District of Columbia Divorce Forms Online
District of Columbia Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Telephone: 202–879–7851
Telephone: 202–529–5261
24–hour hotline: 202–529–5991
District of Columbia Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Neighborhood Legal Services Program of the District of Columbia
Telephone: 202-682-2720
The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
Telephone: 202-628-1161
District of Columbia Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Superior Court of D.C. Multi–Door Dispute Resolution Division
Telephone: 202–879–1549
