Looking for family law statutes in your state? Below is a state-by-state directory linking to the primary statutes governing divorce, custody, child support, property division, marriage, parentage, and related domestic-relations issues throughout the United States.
Because each state organizes its laws differently, some links go to a dedicated Family Code, while others go to a broader Domestic Relations title, chapter, or article.
Alabama
Code of Alabama – Title 30: Marital And Domestic Relations
Alaska
Alaska Courts – Family Law Statutes (Title 25)
Arizona
Arizona Revised Statutes – Title 25: Marital And Domestic Relations
Arkansas
Arkansas Judiciary – Domestic Relations Benchbook (Ark. Code Title 9 References)
California
Colorado
Colorado Revised Statutes – Title 14: Domestic Matters
Connecticut
Connecticut General Statutes – Title 46b: Family Law
Delaware
Delaware Code – Title 13: Domestic Relations
Florida
Florida Statutes – Title XLIII: Domestic Relations
Georgia
Georgia Code – Title 19: Domestic Relations
Hawaii
Hawaii Revised Statutes – Title 31: Family
Idaho
Idaho Code – Title 32: Domestic Relations
Illinois
Illinois Marriage And Dissolution Of Marriage Act – 750 ILCS 5/
Indiana
Indiana Code – Title 31: Family Law And Juvenile Law
Iowa
Iowa Code – Chapter 598: Dissolution Of Marriage And Domestic Relations
Kansas
Kansas Statutes – Chapter 23: Kansas Family Law Code-Revised
Kentucky
Kentucky Revised Statutes – Chapter 403: Dissolution Of Marriage And Child Custody
Louisiana
Louisiana Legislature – Civil Code Family Law Table Of Contents
Maine
Maine Revised Statutes – Title 19-A: Domestic Relations
Maryland
Maryland Code – Family Law Article
Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Laws – Chapter 208: Divorce
Michigan
Michigan Legislature – Chapter 552: Divorce
Minnesota
Minnesota Statutes – Chapter 518: Marriage Dissolution
Mississippi
Mississippi Code – Title 93: Domestic Relations
Missouri
Missouri Revised Statutes – Title XXX: Domestic Relations
Montana
Montana Code Annotated – Title 40: Family Law
Nebraska
Nebraska Revised Statutes – Chapter 42: Households And Families
Nevada
Nevada Revised Statutes – Title 11: Domestic Relations
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Revised Statutes – Title XLIII: Domestic Relations
New Jersey
New Jersey Statutes – Matrimonial Actions / Domestic Relations Search Portal
New Mexico
New Mexico Statutes – Chapter 40: Domestic Affairs
New York
New York Domestic Relations Law
North Carolina
North Carolina General Statutes – Chapter 50: Divorce And Alimony
North Dakota
North Dakota Century Code – Title 14: Domestic Relations And Persons
Ohio
Ohio Revised Code – Title 31: Domestic Relations And Children
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Statutes – Title 43: Marriage And Family
Oregon
Oregon Revised Statutes – Title 11: Domestic Relations
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes – Title 23: Domestic Relations
Rhode Island
Rhode Island General Laws – Title 15: Domestic Relations
South Carolina
South Carolina Code Of Laws – Title 20: Domestic Relations
South Dakota
South Dakota Codified Laws – Title 25: Domestic Relations
Tennessee
Tennessee Code – Title 36: Domestic Relations
Texas
Utah
Utah Code – Title 30: Husband And Wife
Vermont
Vermont Statutes – Title 15: Domestic Relations
Virginia
Code Of Virginia – Title 20: Domestic Relations
Washington
Revised Code Of Washington – Title 26: Domestic Relations
West Virginia
West Virginia Code – Chapter 48: Domestic Relations
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statutes – Family (Chs. 765 To 770)
Wyoming
Wyoming Statutes – Title 20: Domestic Relations
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