 The
Texas
Divorce Course, including complete forms, instructions and insider tips
for completing your Texas divorce - only $17.50 |
Chapter One - General Information
- What is a No- Fault Divorce?
- Can I get a divorce in Texas? (Residency Requirements)
- Do I need a lawyer?
- Why should I do my own divorce instead of hiring a lawyer?
- Can I just get an annulment, instead of a divorce?
- Can I get a divorce, even if my spouse doesn't agree with it?
- I have no idea where in the world my spouse is - can I still get the divorce?
- Can my spouse force me to go to marriage counselling?
- Can I get a divorce if my spouse is in the military and stationed overseas?
- Can I charge my spouse with adultery?
- Can I still get a divorce if my wife is pregnant?
- My wife's pregnant and she says it my baby. I say it isn't. What should I do now?
- How long does it take to get a divorce in Texas?
- Can my spouse and I live together during the divorce?
- Can I date other people during the divorce?
- Can I get remarried right after the divorce?
- Do I have to support my spouse during the divorce?
- I'm in the military. What do I do about support during the divorce?
- Do I have to pay the BAQ/BAH in cash, or can I just pay my spouse's bills while I'm waiting for the divorce?
- My spouse is in the military, too. Do I still have to pay the BAQ/BAH?
- I'm in the military and my spouse and I have a separation agreement. Can't we just use that in the divorce?
- Do I have to go to Court to get a divorce?
- Will I have to pay my spouse alimony?
- Can a man get alimony, too?
- Can I get my own divorce if there are children involved?
- Can I change my name as part of the divorce?
- Can I make my wife change her name?
- What's this mediation stuff all about?
- What are the "filing fees?
- What are the major issues in a Texas divorce?
Chapter 2 - Property Issues in the Texas Divorce
- What are the property laws in the State of Texas?
- Do we have to divide our property 50/50?
- What about our debts?
- If my spouse gets the car, does he/she have to pay for it?
- What if my spouse ran up a bunch of debts and I didn't?
- My spouse got hacked off and destroyed a bunch of my personal effects. Is there anything I can do about it?
- My spouse threw me out of the house and my stuff's still in there. Can I get it back?
- My spouse took off with my car. Is there any way I can get it back?
- My spouse says she's going to the kids, so the Judge will give her the car. Is that the truth?
- We bought a house after we got married. What do we do about that?
- My spouse says he/she wants half the profits from the sale of the house. Should I agree to it?
- My spouse wants to live in the house while we wait for it to sell. Is that a good idea?
- I owned the house before we got married. Does my spouse have any right to it?
- Can my spouse get my military retirment benefits?
Chapter 3 - Issues Regarding Children in the Texas Divorce
- What are the issues about children in a Texas divorce?
- My spouse and kids have never lived in Texas. Can I still get a divorce?
- How do we decide who gets custody?
- Can a man get custody if his wife agrees to it?
- What about joint custody?
- Can the kids decide who they want to live with?
- My spouse won't let me see the kids until after the divorce. What can I do?
- What's all of this stuff about being ordered to take classes for the kids?
- What should I expect in child support?
- I'm getting custody, but I have no idea how much money my spouse is making. What should I ask for?
- How long does the child support go on?
- Why do I have to pay through the court system, instead of just writing my spouse a check?
- What if I'm already paying child support from a previous marriage?
- What if my spouse and I agree on an amount of child support that's different from the Texas guidelines?
- Do I have to pay health insurance for the kids?
- I'm in the military. What do I do about health insurance?
- Is my paycheck going to be garnished?
- If I'm paying all of this child support, do I get the tax deduction for the kids?
- If my ex-spouse remarries, does my child support go down?
- Suppose I'm not making this much money in the future and I can't afford this amount?
- What if my ex-spouse won't let me see the kids after the divorce? Do I still have to pay the child support?
- What kind of visitation benefits can I expect?
- Do we have to follow the schedule of visitations?
Chapter 4 - Getting Started On Your Divorce
- Step one: Filing Your Petition for Divorce
- What the heck is a petition and where do I get one?
- What's a Petitioner?
- What's a Respondent?
- What about custody?
- How to choose the Petition that's just right for you, from one of our hundreds of customized Texas divorce documents.
- Downloading your Petition.
- Preparing your Petition
- Getting your filing fees
- Finding the District Clerk
- Filing your paperwork
- What's a cause number, and what am I supposed to do with it?
- Checklist for preparing and filing your Petition for Divorce.
Chapter 5 - Proving Your Spouse Has Been Notified
- Getting started on the Waiver - how to download it and how to fill it out
- What's the difference between a waiver and just having my spouse served with the divorce papers?
- Should I go ahead and have my spouse served right away?
- How long should I wait for my spouse to send back the Waiver of Citation?
- How do I go about sending the Waiver of Citation to my spouse?
- What should the letter to my spouse say? What are the exact instructions for how he/she has to sign it?
- I've sent the Waiver of Citation off to my spouse. What do I do now?
- I got the Waiver back from my spouse. What do I do with it now?
- I've filed my Waiver of Citation with the Court. What happens next?
- Whoops - my spouse won't sign the Waiver of Citation. What I do now?
- How do I buy a citation for a Texas divorce?
- Alright, I've bought the citation. What do I do with it?
- What kind of instructions do I give the sheriff's office?
- I've sent the citation to the sheriff. What do I do now?
- ALL RIGHT!!! I've gotten my citation back and my spouse was served with the papers. What do I do with it now?
- How do I file my citation with the Court?
- My sixty day waiting period is over before the 21 day waiting period on the citation. What do I do?
- Uh, oh . . . the sheriff sent my papers back and say they can't serve my spouse. Can I still get my divorce?
Chapter Six - Completing Your Texas Divorce Case
- How to download and prepare your Texas Decree of Divorce
- Double checking your calendar to be sure the time's just right
- Setting Your Case
- Getting It All Together for Court
- Filling out the Blivet
- Other Possible Forms to Deal With
- Preparing Your Testimony
- Arranging Your Documents
- Court Day
- Getting Your Court File
- A Note About Judges
- A Note About Masters
- Giving Your Testimony
- What to do if the Judge is a Jerk
- What You Need to do after the Divorce