Because some states have regulations about how long you have to wait before being granted a divorce after filing, many couples try to get a bifurcation first. Bifurcation means you are legally divorced and can get remarried, but your issues are still pending, like child custody and asset division. Listen in as I explain when it’s viable, and when you should just work toward divorce.

Bifurcation means you are legally divorced and can get remarried, but your issues are still pending, like child custody and asset division. I tell my clients we can try for it, but in Utah, they aren’t granted very often. The court tends to believe that if they hold the divorce over your head, it encourages quicker resolution. So bifurcations aren’t granted here very often. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were able to get a bifurcation about 3 years after they filed. They still have not finalized their divorce, so maybe that’s part of why it has dragged on so long.