{"id":11495,"date":"2018-02-02T14:27:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T14:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefamilylawcorp.com\/?p=11495"},"modified":"2018-02-02T14:30:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T14:30:07","slug":"residency-requirements-filing-divorce-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilylawcorp.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/02\/residency-requirements-filing-divorce-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Residency Requirements for Filing a Divorce in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  wpv-first-level first unextended\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" id=\"wpv-column-a334df2960743f30785689690c3606a1\" ><p>&nbsp;<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  wpv-first-level first unextended\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" id=\"wpv-column-e2e71ceca3b17cfcb3b7ea5d89fbda79\" ><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<h2 class=\"text-divider-double\">\t\t\t\nHow Long Do I Have to 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