On December 14, 2007 actress/model Pamela Anderson filed for divorce from Rick Salomon in Los Angeles Superior Court after only two months of marriage.

Anderson and Salomon married on October 6, 2007, in Las Vegas. But because Anderson and Salomon are residents of Los Angeles, Anderson was required to file for divorce in Los Angeles. Many people assume that a person must file for divorce in the state they were married, however, the law requires that a petition for dissolution (the form filed for divorce) be filed in the state and county in which one or both parties have resided for at least six months.

Shortly after Anderson filed for divorce she withdrew her petition which stopped the divorce process from continuing. A party who files a petition for dissolution may withdraw the petition, or “stop” the divorce, at any time before the final judgment has been entered. The final judgment is entered when the final agreement between the parties (regarding the division of property) has been filed and processed with the court. Then once a judgment is submitted to the court it generally takes the court about 6 months to enter it.

So, because Anderson decided to reconcile with Salomon (she says “We are working things out…”), it was necessary for her to withdraw, or cancel, the petition for dissolution she filed in order to prevent the divorce process from continuing. In the case that Anderson and Salomon are unable to “work things out,” Anderson will have to re-file a petition for dissolution.