In California, after you file for Dissolution and have the other party served with those papers, you may become divorced no earlier than six months and one day from that point. However, that is the earliest that you are eligible for a divorce and assumes that all necessary paperwork has been completed and you've come to agreements or that you have had your trial. If you are still litigating certain issues (division of assets, division of debts, spousal support, child custody, visitation schedules, child support), and if it has been more than six months, you can also Petition the court by filing certain documents and request a Bifurcated Judgment relating to marital Status only, which will give you a Judgment restoring you to single status only, while continuing the case on all other issues. Once you have a Judgment (whether full or for marital status only), it will list the date on which you are single again and you may remarry anytime thereafter.
Answered on Jan 03rd, 2013 at 2:28 PM