It takes three months for the court to sue for divorce in the summary procedure and six months for the ordinary procedure. If the other party does not agree, the court will make a judgment. If the judgment does not divorce, the plaintiff will have to wait another six months to file a second lawsuit.
 Article 149 of the Civil Procedure Law states that a case tried by a people's court in the ordinary procedure shall be concluded within six months from the date of filing the case. If the extension is necessary under special circumstances, it may be extended for six months with the approval of the president of the court; If the extension is still needed, it shall be reported to the people's court at a higher level for approval.
 In Article 161 of the Civil Procedure Law, the people's court applying summary procedure to try a case shall conclude the case within three months from the date of filing.