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To get divorced in Rhode Island, you or your spouse must have lived in the state for at least one year before filing the divorce complaint. If you or your spouse is in the U.S. Armed Forces or Merchant Marine and had to leave Rhode Island for service, you are still considered a Rhode Island resident during your service and for 30 days after.1
1 R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-12
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