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Most states don't have a required waiting period. This means that as soon as your divorce is finalized, you can already get married and this will be considered legal. However, some states do give judges the authority to set waiting periods for parties that are getting divorced. If you get married before the waiting period ends, this means that your marriage is voidable. This doesn't mean that your marriage is automatically void.

Here is a list of states and their required waiting period before you can remarry after the divorce decree has been finalized:

Alabama - 60 days
Alaska - None
Arizona - None
Arkansas - None
California - None
Colorado - None
Connecticut - None
Delaware - None
District of Columbia - None
Florida - None
Georgia - None
Hawaii - None
Idaho - None
Illinois - None
Indiana - None
Iowa - None
Kansas - 30 days
Kentucky - None
Louisiana - None
Maine - None
Maryland - None
Massachusetts - None
Michigan - None
Minnesota - None
Mississippi - None
Missouri - None
Montana - None
Nebraska - 6 months
Nevada - None
New Hampshire - None
New Jersey - None
New Mexico - None
New York - None
North Carolina - None
North Dakota - None
Ohio - None
Oklahoma - 6 months
Oregon - None
Pennsylvania - None
Rhode Island - None
South Carolina - None
South Dakota - None
Tennessee - None
Texas - 30 days
Utah - None
Vermont - None
Virginia - None
Washington - None
West Virginia - None
Wisconsin - 6 months
Wyoming - None

 

 
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