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
DC Bar
Superior Court of DC

District of Columbia Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Telephone: 202–879–7851

My Sister’s Place
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