The petition must be filed in the county where you or your spouse reside

If your spouse is WILLING to sign documents, simply have your spouse complete this form

If your spouse is NOT WILLING to sign the documents, you can serve your spouse

If you CANNOT find your spouse

With or Without children. Some courts might not accept this document as eFiled

If you have children, many counties will require you and your spouse to complete a Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course and file the certification of completion obtained. Some counties do not require it, but to be safe, it is a good idea just to take the course.

With or Without children

After the 60 days waiting period (count days from the day your petition was stamped) and both spouses have signed off on all orders, you will need to call the district clerks office for a 'prove-up' date. Prove up is the process of finalizing your divorce in front of the Judge at an uncontested hearing that requires the attendance of only one party (although nothing is preventing the Respondent from attending as well to recite the required information, also known as Prove up Script to complete the divorce process. The court will hear the basics of the property division and custody of children in order to determine if the arrangement is in the best interest of the child. The judge will usually sign off on the orders you present, so make sure all the relevant documents are together and bring at least 3 copies of each document.

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