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Note: The general instructions presented here are for general informational purposes. You will receive detailed easy-to-follow guidelines for filing your Texas divorce in your county with your purchase.
STEP 1: Filing Your Petition
Review and sign the documents.
- Bring the Filing Fee AND three signed copies of your Original Petition for Divorce to the County District Clerk's office.
- The Clerk will keep one copy of your Petition and will “file stamp” your other two copies showing the date and time you filed your petition.
- Schedule your hearing with the clerk.
STEP 2: The Waiver
You are filing an uncontested divorce, where both you and your spouse agree to the terms of the divorce. In a contested case, your spouse (the Respondent) would typically be served a copy of the petition by a sheriff. In your uncontested case, you do not need to pay extra to have a sheriff to serve the papers. Instead, we have provided a Waiver of Citation for your spouse to sign.
- Give your spouse a “file stamped” copy of the Petition and the Waiver of Citation.
- Your spouse signs the Waiver.
- File the signed Waiver with the Clerk's office.
…Wait 61 days (from date Petition filed)
STEP 3 : Finalizing Your Divorce
Only the person, who filed the petition, has to go to the court hearing.
- At the hearing, provide the court clerk with your signed
copy of your Final Decree of Divorce, AND any attached Exhibits.
- Wait for the judge to call your case.
- After the judge hears your testimony he/she will sign your Decree of Divorce.
Once your Decree is signed, your divorce is final.
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