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Divorce

Divorce is the legal process for ending a ceremonial (formal) marriage or a common law (informal) marriage and typically may be initiated by either spouse by filing a petition or complaint for divorce in state court in the county where the spouses last lived together.

In the divorce process the parties (by agreement) or the court (by order or decree) will determine how issues related to the marriage will be handled following divorce—including (1) the division of marital property, (2) the division of marital debts, (3) child custody arrangements, (4) child support obligations, and (5) spousal support, maintenance, or alimony payments, if any.



State Statutes for the State of Texas

CHAPTER 194 - MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE RECORDS

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE RECORDS REPORT OF DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT. (a) The department shall prescribe a form for reporting divorces and annulments of marriage. (3) the date the divorce or annulment of marriage was granted; and (2) a certified copy of a report of divorce or annulment of marriage.

CHAPTER 123 - DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

(2) "Divorced individual" means an individual whose marriage has been dissolved by divorce, annulment or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual; who is not a relative of the divorced individual to serve: CERTAIN TRUSTS WITH DIVORCED INDIVIDUALS AS JOINT SETTLORS. individual's contributions solely by that divorced individual.

TITLE 3 - VITAL STATISTICS

CHAPTER 194 - MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE RECORDS

CHAPTER 7 - AWARD OF MARITAL PROPERTY

In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall order a division of the estate of the parties in In addition to the division of the estate of the parties required by Section 7.001, in a decree of divorce In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall determine the rights of both spouses in a pension In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall specifically divide or award the rights of each AGREEMENT INCIDENT TO DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT.

CHAPTER 9 - POST-DECREE PROCEEDINGS

(a) A party affected by a decree of divorce or annulment providing for a division of property as provided The court that rendered the decree of divorce or annulment retains the power to enforce the property or annulment is beyond the power of the divorce court and is unenforceable. or annulment against the other party to the divorce or annulment. PROCEDURE FOR DIVISION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY NOT DIVIDED ON DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT.

CHAPTER 6 - SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE AND DEFENSES CONCEALED DIVORCE. GENERAL RESIDENCY RULE FOR DIVORCE SUIT. SUIT FOR DIVORCE BY NONRESIDENT SPOUSE. before the 31st day after the date the divorce is decreed.

CHAPTER 102 - PROBATE ASSETS: DECEDENT'S HOMESTEAD

spouse in favor of the other spouse resulting from a division or an award of a family homestead in a divorce

CHAPTER 4 - PREMARITAL AND MARITAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS

THIS MAY HAVE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES DURING MARRIAGE AND ON TERMINATION OF THE MARRIAGE BY DEATH OR DIVORCE SIGN THIS AGREEMENT AND YOUR MARRIAGE IS SUBSEQUENTLY TERMINATED BY THE DEATH OF EITHER SPOUSE OR BY DIVORCE DEPRIVED OF OWNERSHIP OF YOUR SEPARATE PROPERTY ON TERMINATION OF YOUR MARRIAGE, WHETHER BY DEATH OR DIVORCE

Federal Statutes

§ 1041. Transfers of property between spouses or incident to divorce

(2) a former spouse, but only if the transfer is incident to the divorce. For purposes of subsection (a)(2), a transfer of property is incident to the divorce if such transfer

§ 1307. Penalty for fraud

Social Security or the Secretary that he is such individual, or the wife, husband, widow, widower, divorced wife, divorced husband, surviving divorced wife, surviving divorced husband, surviving divorced mother , surviving divorced father, child, or parent of such individual, or the duly authorized agent of such individual, or of the wife, husband, widow, widower, divorced wife, divorced husband, surviving divorced wife, surviving divorced husband, surviving divorced mother, surviving divorced father, child, or parent

§ 2035. Retirement annuity for certain former spouses

participant, former participant, or retired participant on November 15, 1982, and any former spouse divorced under this section shall be restored on the date such remarriage is dissolved by death, annulment, or divorce becomes entitled to an annuity under this subchapter; (ii) the first day of the month in which the divorce under this section shall be restored on the date such remarriage is dissolved by death, annulment, or divorce

§ 2516. Certain property settlements

a husband and wife enter into a written agreement relative to their marital and property rights and divorce date 1 year before such agreement is entered into (whether or not such agreement is approved by the divorce

§ 416. Additional definitions

The term “divorced wife” means a woman divorced from an individual, but only if she had been married (3) The term “surviving divorced mother” means a woman divorced from an individual who has died, but (5) The term “surviving divorced husband” means a man divorced from an individual who has died, but (8) The terms “divorce” and “divorced” refer to a divorce a vinculo matrimonii. wife, widow, surviving divorced wife, husband, divorced husband, widower, or surviving divorced husband

Part C—Computation of Annuities (§§ 2031 – 2036)

Election of survivor benefits for certain former spouses divorced as of November 15, 1982

§ 3516. Health benefits for certain former spouses of Central Intelligence Agency employees

formerly married to an employee or former employee of the Agency, whose marriage was dissolved by divorce (2) who, at any time during the eighteen-month period before the divorce or annulment became final, (A) who was divorced on or before December 4, 1991, from a participant or retired participant in the Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) and except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), an individual divorced shall be restored to such eligibility on the date such remarriage is dissolved by death, annulment, or divorce

§ 8467. Court orders

(1) any court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation, or the terms of any court order or court-approved property settlement agreement incident to any court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal

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