Divorce Laws by State

Property division rules, asset tracing friendliness, and decoupling difficulty for all 50 states.

Score 7+ Score 5–6 Score 3–4
Alaska — Overall: 7/10 AK Alabama — Overall: 6/10 AL Arkansas — Overall: 6/10 AR Arizona — Overall: 5/10 AZ California — Overall: 5/10 CA Colorado — Overall: 6/10 CO Connecticut — Overall: 4/10 CT Delaware — Overall: 6/10 DE Florida — Overall: 7/10 FL Georgia — Overall: 6/10 GA Hawaii — Overall: 6/10 HI Iowa — Overall: 5/10 IA Idaho — Overall: 5/10 ID Illinois — Overall: 7/10 IL Indiana — Overall: 5/10 IN Kansas — Overall: 6/10 KS Kentucky — Overall: 6/10 KY Louisiana — Overall: 4/10 LA Massachusetts — Overall: 5/10 MA Maryland — Overall: 6/10 MD Maine — Overall: 7/10 ME Michigan — Overall: 6/10 MI Minnesota — Overall: 7/10 MN Missouri — Overall: 7/10 MO Mississippi — Overall: 5/10 MS Montana — Overall: 7/10 MT North Carolina — Overall: 5/10 NC North Dakota — Overall: 6/10 ND Nebraska — Overall: 5/10 NE New Hampshire — Overall: 5/10 NH New Jersey — Overall: 6/10 NJ New Mexico — Overall: 5/10 NM Nevada — Overall: 6/10 NV New York — Overall: 6/10 NY Ohio — Overall: 7/10 OH Oklahoma — Overall: 6/10 OK Oregon — Overall: 6/10 OR Pennsylvania — Overall: 7/10 PA Rhode Island — Overall: 6/10 RI South Carolina — Overall: 5/10 SC South Dakota — Overall: 6/10 SD Tennessee — Overall: 6/10 TN Texas — Overall: 5/10 TX Utah — Overall: 6/10 UT Virginia — Overall: 6/10 VA Vermont — Overall: 6/10 VT Washington — Overall: 6/10 WA Wisconsin — Overall: 5/10 WI West Virginia — Overall: 5/10 WV Wyoming — Overall: 6/10 WY
Alabama AL
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
6
Overall
6
Alaska AK
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
8
Overall
7
Arizona AZ
Community Property
Division
3
Tracing
7
Ease
7
Overall
5
Arkansas AR
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
5
Ease
7
Overall
6
California CA
Community Property
Division
3
Tracing
8
Ease
4
Overall
5
Colorado CO
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
6
Overall
6
Connecticut CT
Equitable Distribution
Division
4
Tracing
4
Ease
5
Overall
4
Delaware DE
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
6
Ease
7
Overall
6
Florida FL
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
7
Ease
7
Overall
7
Georgia GA
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
5
Ease
6
Overall
6
Hawaii HI
Equitable Distribution
Division
5
Tracing
5
Ease
7
Overall
6
Idaho ID
Community Property
Division
3
Tracing
6
Ease
8
Overall
5
Illinois IL
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
7
Ease
7
Overall
7
Indiana IN
Equitable Distribution
Division
5
Tracing
5
Ease
6
Overall
5
Iowa IA
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
6
Ease
4
Overall
5
Kansas KS
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
5
Ease
6
Overall
6
Kentucky KY
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
6
Overall
6
Louisiana LA
Community Property
Division
3
Tracing
6
Ease
4
Overall
4
Maine ME
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
7
Overall
7
Maryland MD
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
6
Ease
5
Overall
6
Massachusetts MA
Equitable Distribution
Division
4
Tracing
5
Ease
5
Overall
5
Michigan MI
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
6
Overall
6
Minnesota MN
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
7
Ease
7
Overall
7
Mississippi MS
Equitable Distribution
Division
5
Tracing
4
Ease
5
Overall
5
Missouri MO
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
7
Overall
7
Montana MT
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
8
Overall
7
Nebraska NE
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
5
Ease
4
Overall
5
Nevada NV
Community Property
Division
3
Tracing
6
Ease
9
Overall
6
New Hampshire NH
Equitable Distribution
Division
4
Tracing
5
Ease
5
Overall
5
New Jersey NJ
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
7
Ease
5
Overall
6
New Mexico NM
Community Property
Division
3
Tracing
6
Ease
7
Overall
5
New York NY
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
7
Ease
5
Overall
6
North Carolina NC
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
3
Overall
5
North Dakota ND
Equitable Distribution
Division
5
Tracing
5
Ease
7
Overall
6
Ohio OH
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
7
Ease
6
Overall
7
Oklahoma OK
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
5
Ease
7
Overall
6
Oregon OR
Equitable Distribution
Division
5
Tracing
6
Ease
7
Overall
6
Pennsylvania PA
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
7
Ease
6
Overall
7
Rhode Island RI
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
6
Ease
5
Overall
6
South Carolina SC
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
5
Ease
3
Overall
5
South Dakota SD
Equitable Distribution
Division
5
Tracing
5
Ease
8
Overall
6
Tennessee TN
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
6
Overall
6
Texas TX
Community Property
Division
4
Tracing
7
Ease
6
Overall
5
Utah UT
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
6
Ease
6
Overall
6
Vermont VT
Equitable Distribution
Division
5
Tracing
5
Ease
7
Overall
6
Virginia VA
Equitable Distribution
Division
7
Tracing
6
Ease
4
Overall
6
Washington WA
Community Property
Division
4
Tracing
7
Ease
7
Overall
6
West Virginia WV
Equitable Distribution
Division
6
Tracing
5
Ease
3
Overall
5
Wisconsin WI
Community Property
Division
3
Tracing
6
Ease
5
Overall
5
Wyoming WY
Equitable Distribution
Division
5
Tracing
5
Ease
8
Overall
6

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