A Bloomberg list ranks getting a divorce in the U.S. according to the following factors:  minimum separation period and required separation period; minimum length of residency; minimum waiting period after filing for divorce before the divorce is final; filing fees; and the minimum time from start to finish.  According to the list, the top ten worst states to get a divorce are:

1. Vermont: Couples have to have lived apart for at least a year in order to file. After filing they have to wait a minimum of three months to get a divorce;

2. Rhode Island: Has a low divorce rate and a long divorce wait;

3. South Carolina: A one-year separation before filing for divorce;

4. Arkansas: Has the longest waiting period of all before filing for divorce—an 18-month separation;

5. California: Residency for six months and a wait of six months after filing;

6. New York: Getting a divorce is very expensive;

7. Nebraska: Residency of one-year and a divorce two months after filing;

8. North Carolina: A one-year separation before you can file for divorce;

9. New Jersey: Six months separation before filing for divorce; and

10. Maryland: A one-year separation before filing for divorce. Another year before the divorce is final.