Comments on: Fort Bend Divorce

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:11:11 +0000

Chris, with children at issue I would definitely recommend that you hire a lawyer. It is too easy to mess up the Decree and end up with terms that limit your rights/access to your children.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:09:19 +0000

Brenda, if you have a trial (not a settlement agreement) then the court grants the divorce on its own. The Divorce Decree after a trial is then normally signed by the lawyers and the judge, but not the parties. But it is just as binding as one with all signatures after a settlement.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 03 May 2011 22:11:53 +0000

Your information was very helpful. I had been wondering how these cases got set for trial if the parties could not reach a settlement.

Thanks for the clarification.

Bob M

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:18:43 +0000

I am finalizing my divorce in Fort Bend tomorrow. I have to go to trial tomorrow for geo restriction. My husband wants to restrict me to Fort Bend only. I just want Fort Bend and continguous counties. Our son lives with me. I take him to school everyday and to all his doctor’s appointments/baseball games. I work in Harris County. What are the chances that I will get restricted to Fort Bend?

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:03:08 +0000

Dear Scott,

If a person doesn’t agree with the final divorce orders rendered by the Judge and yes in Fort Bend, does one have to sign the final divorce decree?

By: pauljames

pauljames — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:48:50 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:44:33 +0000

Hello Scott,
Ive been separated from my wife for almost 9 months now no official paperwork of course. What is the process in which i would start to get a divorce going? We also have two children but no property.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:31:18 +0000

Hi Susan – I understand your frustration. It is an unfortunate reality that cases that are ready for trial are frequently reset because the court’s schedule doesn’t allow the case to go forward at that time. Basically, you just have to keep going back for each trial setting until the court can hear you. This is one of the many reasons why a reasonable settlement is preferable to a trial, if that is possible.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:28:57 +0000

Hi Christy – Generally speaking most family law judges in Texas are strongly in favor of a reasonable geographic restriction to allow for both parents to be involved with the children. In fact, this bias is actually codified in the Texas Family Code. That being said, every case is different and it is very important that your fiancee have a very good lawyer to protect his interest on this very important issue. Once a final order is entered (by agreement or otherwise) that has no geographic restriction it is much harder to have one put in place.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:23:26 +0000

Hi Marci – I couldn’t tell from your comment what you meant by “signs the Pro Se docket.” If you meant how much time does it take between the beginning of the divorce case (ie, filing of the divorce petition) until the divorce is final, the answer is at a minimum sixty days (the mandatory waiting period). This presumes you have an agreement signed by all parties and all other requirements are met. If no agreement, then the case ultimately will require a trial which will take significantly longer, typically close to a year at least.