The answer is no. You can utilize the California Courts to divorce the person in Texas so long as the California Courts has jurisdiction over one of the parties. Thus, if you only justmoved to California, you could file right away. If the person lives in Texas, you should file in Texas. However, the truth is that with the internet accessibiliity, you could file in practically any state so long as their laws do not prohbiit it. For instance, you could use Washington to file your action against someone in Wyoming, but you must be aware that if the person moves for dismissal on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, you will have to show that there is jurisdiction. In divorce cases, these things are often not even discussed, but when they are it is through a Motion to Quash the Service of the Summons. Antolin Andrew Marks. Immigration Public Justice. You should know, also, that an old trick to establish residency is to create an address and immediately put in a change of address to the Post Office changing the address to the address you are actually at. Most lawyers won't tell you this, but it is so.
You file divorce in the state in which you are a resident, regardless of where you were married. So if you are resident of TX, that's where you file for divorce.
Go see a Texas divorce lawyer. * File the dissolution papers in the state circuit court in the county in which you are a resident.
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If the person who is filing for divorce has resided in Texas for at least 6 months, then yes, they can be divorced in Texas. If they have resided in Texas for less than 6 months, then they have to file in the state they are a legal resident of. If the person residing in Texas is not the petitioner of the divorce, then they can be divorced as long as the petitioner has filed in the state that THEY are a legal resident of.
Definitely not. Divorce laws are different in every state. I'm a Texas divorce lawyer, but I'm not licensed to practice in California. Texas has only limited alimony, and I believe California is much more liberal with alimony.
You file for divorce in the state where you are a legal a resident, regardless of where you got married. TX requires that you have been a resident of the state for at least 6 months in order to file for divorce there.
The person filing the divorce, would file in the state they are a resident in.
You have to divorce in the same state you were married in. Some states require you to divorce in the very county you were married in.
no you are only a resident of Texas if you are living in Texas
The couple would file for divorce where they reside.
It does not matter where you got married as long as you've been a resident for at least 6 months wherever you may be living at the present time.
Unfortunately, even in Texas, if one of the two spouses wants a divorce they have a right to get that divorce and nothing can stop it. If one wants to drop the divorce then they will need to 'nonsuit it.' This means that the person who filed the original petition for divorce will need to file a 'motion to nonsuit.'