Caddo Parish Divorce process
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Article 102 — file before separation period completes
Article 102 filing before separation period completes · Article 102 rule to show cause and completion proof
Review and stage this routeArticle 103(1) — separation period completed before filing
Article 103(1) divorce after pre-filing separation · 180-day versus 365-day separation calculation
Review and stage this routeCovenant-marriage route
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Review and stage this routeIncidental custody, support, property, or injunction relief
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Review and stage this routePrimary-source starting points
Source set reviewed 2026-10-07. Read the current text, local orders, and the filed record before acting.
- Civil Code arts. 102, 103 and 103.1; C.C.P. arts. 394, 395 and 969
- Civil Code art. 102 — Divorce after post-filing separation
- Civil Code art. 103 — Immediate and pre-filing grounds for divorce
- Civil Code art. 103.1 — 180/365-day separation periods
- C.C.P. art. 1702 — Default judgments, including affidavit divorce procedure
- R.S. 9:2801 — Partition of community property