The Woodlands Divorce Attorney » waiting period http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com Divorce Attorney in The Woodlands, TX Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:54:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 An End to the 60 Day Waiting Period? http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/05/03/an-end-to-the-60-day-waiting-period/ http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/05/03/an-end-to-the-60-day-waiting-period/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 12:31:38 +0000 Rich Shea http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/?p=11 Read More]]> Families that have gone through divorce in The Woodlands are familiar with the 60 day waiting period. If this is the first time you are hearing about it, let’s review how it works. Once a spouse files for divorce in The Woodlands or anywhere in Texas, there is a mandatory 60 day waiting period. The Court will not issue a divorce decree any earlier than the 61st day after The Woodlands Divorce Lawyer filed the petition for divorce. This procedure may be changing.

The Texas House of Representatives is considering a waiver of the mandatory 60 day waiting period before a court can issue a divorce decree. The key criteria for obtaining a divorce decree under this proposed law would be your Woodlands Divorce Lawyer provides the Court with sufficient evidence that family violence makes an early divorce order necessary.

At this stage the proposal to waive the 60 day waiting period for divorce cases in The Woodlands is only a proposal. It has not been signed into law yet. If you are filing for divorce now you must still wait at least 60 days before the Court may issue its divorce decree.

]]> http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/05/03/an-end-to-the-60-day-waiting-period/feed/ 0 The Mandatory Waiting Period http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/04/11/the-mandatory-waiting-period/ http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/2009/04/11/the-mandatory-waiting-period/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:03:57 +0000 Rich Shea http://thewoodlandsdivorce.com/?p=8 Read More]]> Many families going through divorce in The Woodlands ask “How soon can my divorce be final?”

Texas divorce law requires a waiting period of 60 days. No Court may grant a divorce before the 60th day after the date the suit for divorce was filed. This does not mean your case is automatically over after 60 days. In many cases, a case may take longer for many reasons, especially if the spouses are not in agreement on the terms of divorce.

Speak with a Woodlands Divorce Lawyer today if you are considering divorce.

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