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In Washington State, a divorce takes a minimum of 90 days to complete. To actually finish that quickly, you need to have filed and served the initial papers, reached agreement on the terms of the divorce, and completed and signed the final orders. Since that is a lot to accomplish in a short period of time, most cases do take longer.
If you are not able to reach agreement, such as with the help of a Seattle divorce attorney, eventually the case will proceed to trial to let a judge decide the issues you are unable to agree on. The length of time it take to get to trial varies from county to county, but in King County is generally around 11 months. To be clear, however, very few divorce cases go to trial. The vast majority of the time a settlement is reached by agreement after negotiations.
