If my son is in the armed forced what state should he file for a legal separation in?
Full Question:
Our son was married in the state of Washington 10 months ago. He went into the armed forces and while he was gone his wife committed adultery. He wants to file a legal separation. He has been in Texas and will be stationed there. Which state should he file in and would that state have jurisdiction?
04/30/2007 |
Category: Divorce ยป Legal Separa... |
State: ALL |
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Answer:
Texas does not provide for legal separation. The following is a TX statute:
§ 6.304. ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL NOT PREVIOUSLY
RESIDENTS.
A person not previously a resident of this state who is
serving in the armed forces of the United States and has been
stationed at one or more military installations in this state for at
least the last six months and at a military installation in a county
of this state for at least the last 90 days is considered to be a
Texas domiciliary and a resident of that county for those periods
for the purpose of filing suit for dissolution of a marriage.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.
