Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

never lived together ,no children no property.already passed 60 days in texas family court.repondent filed answer general denial.but we have nothing.what option is good for petitioner.


Asked on 3/10/12, 10:13 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

M. Elizabeth Foley The Law Office of M. Elizabeth Foley

I'm not completely sure what you're asking, but the effect of the answer on this is probably negligible. It pretty much just says "hey, I'm here, and I don't agree with this". There is no way in Texas for one spouse to stop a divorce if the other spouse wants it badly enough to follow through with the required procedural steps. So if the other spouse is willing to just agree to it, you'd put together a proposed agreed order, request a prove-up hearing setting, and you'd then present the judge with the proposed order for signature. If your spouse won't agree, but there's truly nothing to argue over other than whether you're getting divorced or not, you'd set it for a contested hearing. You might be subject to required mediation (it's a waste of the court's time to have a hearing where that's the only issue), and if that doesn't work, there will be a hearing and the judge will say, "Sorry, but you're divorced whether you like it or not".

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Answered on 3/10/12, 11:16 am


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