Texas Divorce Laws

When you are looking to file for divorce, you begin to understand how complicated the Texas Divorce Laws really are. There are a few steps that you must take in order to file for divorce accurately. The first portion is the residency and filing requirements. In the state of Texas, there are certain residency requirements that must be met in order for the court to allow the case. When the court discovers it doesn’t have rights to hear the case, it will dismiss the case and not allow it. These are the requirements:

Someone who is not previously a resident of the state and is serving in the armed forces of the US must have been stationed at one or more military bases in the state for at least the last six months. Also the person must have been in the specific county that they are filing in for at least 90 days to be considered a Texas domiciliary and a resident of the county for the purpose of filing suit.

A divorce may not be accepted in Texas unless at the time the suit is filed either the petitioner or the respondent has been all of the following; first, a domiciliary of Texas for the past 6 months, second, must be a resident of the county where the suit is being filed for the past 90 days. If the resident spouse has been residing in the state of Texas for the last six months and the non-resident spouse lives in a different state, the non-resident spouse is still allowed to file a suit for divorce in the county that the resident is living in.

When filing for divorce, you have to have a valid reason for filing the petition. There are 7 different reasons for filing for divorce; No Fault, Cruelty, Adultery, Conviction of Felony, Abandonment, Living Apart, and Confinement in Mental Hospital. No Fault means that the court says that the court says that there is a discord between the two spouses and end the divorce in no fault for anyone. Cruelty means that the court will favor one spouse because the other is guilty of cruel treatment toward the complaining spouse. The treatment must be of such a hostile nature that living together any more is intolerable. Adultery means that one spouse has committed adultery and the court will favor the other spouse. Conviction of Felony means that one of the spouses has been convicted of a felony and has been in jail or prison for at least one year and has not been pardoned. Remember that if you testified for your spouse or even against your spouse, the court will not give you this type of divorce. Abandonment means that one spouse left the other with intent to abandon and has been away from the other for one year or more. Living apart means that the spouses have been living separately for three years or more. Confinement in Mental Hospital means that the court will grant you a divorce because one spouse has been legally confined in a state mental hospital for at least three years or more. After the divorce is final, you will need to go through a name change for the females.

If you need more information or help with your divorce case, contact the Denton Divorce Lawyers Alexander and Associates at http://denton-divorce-lawyers.com.