A Gui d e t o Di v o r c e Ca ses

Start the Divorce Process

Step 1: Determine the county
that you have lived in for at least
90 days while also living in Texas
for a minimum of 6 months.
Step 2: Fill out and file the
starting forms at your county's
courthouse: These documents
include; Original Petition for
Divorce, Civil Case Info.
Sheet, Info. on Suit Affecting
the Family Relationship,
Step 3: File Step 4: Have your Step 5: Fill out the
your spouse fill out and sign Final Decree of
paperwork either a Respondant's Divorce form, you
with the Original Answer form will need it signed by
county clerk or a Waiver of Service the judge at the end
form, then return it to of the whole process
you

Step 9: Prepare for court with a Step 8: You must wait Step 7: Have your spouse review,
Sample Testimony Divorce at least 60 days from Step 6: Have your Final
sign, and return the Final Decree
without Children and confirm that the date that the Decree of Divorce form
of Divorce to you. Then sign the
everything is true for you in that Original Petition for reviewed by a family law
form yourself and hold onto it for
document. If not, contact your Divorce was filed. lawyer (optional)
later use in court.
lawyer.

In Court
Step 3: When you go
to present your case,
you will swear to tell Step 4: File the
Step 1: Bring the following to court;
Step 2: File the Waiver of the truth, answer Final Decree of
file-stamped copy of Original Petition
Service or Respondant's questions, and read Divorce, get a
for Divorce, Waiver of Service or
Original Answer forms that was your testimony. If the certified copy,
Respondant's Original Answer form
signed by your spouse at the judge sees everything and file the Info.
(signed by spouse), Final Decree of
clerk's office. Ask for them to be is correct, he will sign on Suit Affecting
Divorce form (signed by both you and
file-stamped and bring them to you Final Decree of the Family
spouse), and Sample Testimony for court. In court, Divorce. Relationship.
Divorce without Children.

Congrats, You're
Divorced!