[header] How to divorce in kentucky [title] Meet all residency requirements for divorce under kentucky law. [step] Before filing for divorce in the state of kentucky, one or both spouses must be a resident of kentucky for at least 180 days. One or both spouses also must be a resident of the county in which the divorce is filed. 
If you don't meet these residency requirements, you cannot get divorced in kentucky until you meet them. [substeps] Divorce is different than a legal separation under kentucky law.