• Texas Divorce Tips

    One divorce attorney's reactions to family law issues.

    Wednesday, January 12, 2011

    Complaint for Divorce

    In today's economy, more folks are trying to save money on their divorce by getting forms online and filling them out and filing them without a lawyer. Unfortunately, divorce law is not as cookie-cutter as online forms sellers would have you believe. And divorce laws are significantly different in each state. The divorce forms folks get over the internet are usually prepared by non-lawyers, and they're almost never prepared by a Texas lawyer.

    One way to tell that your divorce papers were prepared by someone who isn't a Texas lawyer is if the title of any form contains the word "complaint" or refers to the person filing for divorce as a "complainant." In many states the document used to start a lawsuit, including a divorce, is called a complaint. But not in Texas. Texas divorce law refers specifically to the Original Petition for Divorce, and the person who files for divorce is referred to as the Petitioner (and the other person is the Respondent).

    posted by Hal Davis | 11:38 AM | 0 Comments | Subscribe to RSS feed