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In order to get a divorce granted, the husband or wife have to live in Texas at least six (6) months and reside in the county they file for divorce in for at least ninety (90) days prior to filing for divorce. An uncontested divorce can be granted shortly after the sixty (60) day waiting period. A contested divorce can typically take between nine (9) and twelve (12) months.

It may be appropriate to allege other grounds such as cruelty, adultery, abandonment, living apart. Generally, a fault based divorce is pleaded to provide a basis for an unequal property division.

The Texas Family Code defines what a Standard Possession Order is and provides that for parents that live within 100 miles of each other and for parents that live outside of 100 miles of each other. For parents living within 100 miles of each other, the SPO provides for possession by the parent not establishing the primary residence on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th weekends of the month, Thursday evenings during the school year, sharing of holidays and spring break, with an extended summer visitation for the secondary conservator.

Yes, attorneys fees may be ordered to be paid as part of the division of property in a divorce. Generally, attorneys fees are recoverable in any suit to enforce a court order.