Residency: At the time a person files for divorce he or she must have been residing 90 days in the county where he or she wants to file and be considered a domiciliary of Texas for at least six month. If the petitioner for divorce is in the military (or a military dependent) and leaves
Divorce cases can be terribly stressful, but, once it appears there is going to be a divorce case, with you as petitioner or as respondent, there are some practical things you can do to help your attorney prepare your case. You could call this your tool chest of documents that you will need to secure
Let’s look at some terminology for a minute! In Texas we don’t use the terms “custody”, “primary custody”, “physical custody” or “legal custody”. These terms may appear in divorce decrees from other states, but in Texas we talk about sole managing conservatorship and joint managing conservatorship. Here is some language right out of the Texas Family