Bilateral divorce - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

A bilateral divorce is a divorce proceeding where both parties are subject to the court�s personal jurisdiction. A bilateral divorce does not require both parties to be domiciled where the court is exercising jurisdiction, just that both parties be present.�

A bilateral divorce can be contrasted with an ex parte divorce which only requires one of the parties to be subject to the court�s personal jurisdiction. Unlike an ex parte divorce, a party cannot obtain a valid bilateral divorce in a jurisdiction the other party has never set foot in.�

Because having both parties present is less likely to raise due process concerns, a court is more likely to grant a bilateral divorce than an ex parte divorce.�