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Family Law

 

M&A Family Law Attorneys

 

M&A family law attorneys handle many different types of family law cases, including, contested divorces, custody disputes, child support actions, enforcements, annulments, modifications, and uncontested divorces.   Family law disputes are one of the most traumatic events in a person’s life, and as such, M&A family law attorneys will work hard to make sure that your needs are met and your interest is protected under Texas laws. 

 

Divorce in Texas

Divorce Process in Texas

Jurisdiction and Grounds for Divorce in Texas

Waiting Period in Texas

Temporary Orders (TO, TRO, PO) in Divorce Actions in Texas

Texas Child Support and Visitation

The Rights and Duties of Parent under Texas Family Code

Texas Family Code as to Sex or Marital Status When Considering Custody

Texas Family Code as to the Rights of Parents at all Times

Texas Family Code as to the Rights and Duties during the Period of Possession

Texas Family Code as to the Duties of Parent not Appointed Conservator

Texas Family Code as to the Rights and Duties of Parent Appointed Sole Managing Conservator

Texas Family Code as to the Rights and Duties of a Parent Appointed Possessory Conservator

Texas Family Code as to Parents Who Reside 100 Miles or Less Apart

Texas Family Code as to Parents Who Reside Over 100 Miles Apart

Community Property State

Division and Disposition of Property under Texas Family Code

Spousal Maintenance or Support in Texas

Factors in Determining Maintenance Under Texas Family Code

Name Change during a Divorce Proceeding in Texas

Divorce Mediation

Assets in a Complex Divorce Proceeding in Texas

Annulments in Texas

Post-Divorce Modifications in Texas

An Example of a Simple Divorce Petition

An Example of a Standard Possession Order

 

M&A’s Family Law FAQs


Divorce in Texas:

 

At M&A law firm, our Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant County divorce lawyers understand that divorce is one of the most significant, life changing, emotional, and difficult legal proceedings that a person will ever face.  The dissolution of a marriage can become very complicated and is emotionally taxing.  If you need a divorce and would like to speak with a family law attorney, our family law attorneys are here to help you.   If there is a possibility of reconciliation, we will work hard to help you reconcile.  If there is no possibility of reconciliation, we can help and stand by your side during the divorce proceeding.  Our Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant County divorce attorneys help clients with all aspects of divorce. Thus, give us a call and let our experienced family law attorneys help you during this difficult and emotional process.

 


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Divorce Process in Texas:

 

A divorce proceeding starts with filing a document requesting the Texas court to dissolve the marriage; this document is called the “Original Petition for Divorce.”  The divorce petition is filed in the District Court for the county.  After the divorce petition is filed, it must be served in accordance with

 

Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to the other spouse. 
In order for a Texas court to dissolve a marriage, the court must dispose of any and all properties, and if children were born or adopted during the marriage, the Texas court must establish custody and support. 

 


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Jurisdiction and Grounds for Divorce in Texas:

 

In order for a Texas Court to exercise jurisdiction over the divorce proceeding, the minimum residency requirements must be met.  You must be a resident of Texas for a minimum of six months and a resident of the county where the divorce action is filed for at least 90 days.

 

Texas is a “no fault state” when it comes to grounds for divorce; thus, no reason is needed to get a divorce in Texas, except for the fact that the marriage is insupportable with no reasonable expectation of reconciliation. 

 


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Waiting Period in Texas:

 

In Texas there is a 60 day cooling off period after filing for divorce.  Absent circumstances warranting an emergency divorce, a final decree of divorce cannot be granted until 60 days have passed since the filing of the petition.  In contested divorce actions, the cooling off period is used to conduct discovery.  Discovery is the period during which the two parties exchange information concerning the issues involved in the divorce.

 


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Temporary Orders (TO, TRO, PO) in Divorce Actions in Texas:
In contested divorces, each party can file for temporary orders (TO), and a hearing for temporary orders (TO) is typically held within two weeks of the filing date.  At the temporary orders hearing (TO) the rules of the road are set out either by agreement or by the court.  A Temporary order (TO) is a governing court order during the divorce proceeding that sets out the parties’ responsibilities as to the financial support, living arrangements, restraining orders, child visitation, child support, expenses, and attorney fees. 

 

Another order that can be issued by the court and without notice to the other party is called a temporary restraining order (TRO).  In Texas, a temporary restraining order (TRO) can prevent the transfer or disposition of property, and more importantly, a temporary restraining order (TRO) can prevent harassment or other specific actions.

 

Another type of restraining order is a protective order (PO), which is designed to prevent acts of violence.  Temporary ex parte temporary orders are only issued after the court hears sworn testimony about the prior and potential acts of family violence.  Protective orders (PO) have the same power as temporary restraining orders (TRO), with one important exception, protective orders (PO) get law enforcement involved if there is a violation of the court order.  

 


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Texas Child Support and Visitation:

 

Texas child support is based on a mathematical formula that is applied to the paying parent’s (obligor’s) net income and other financial resources. 

 

 
One Child 20% of Obligor's Net Resources
Two Children 25% of Obligor's Net Resources
Three Children 30% of Obligor's Net Resources
Four Children 35% of Obligor's Net Resources
Five Children 40% of Obligor's Net Resources
Six or more Not less than 40%

 

When dealing with custody, in Texas, custody is referred to as conservatorship.  The three terms that are often used are joint managing conservatorship, sole managing conservatorship, and possessory conservatorship.

 

In Texas, child Custody and visitation are based on “what is in the best interest of the child;” specifically, Texas Family Code Section 153.002 states that “the best interest of the child shall always be the primary consideration of the court in determining the issues of conservatorship and possession of and access to the child.”  As a result of this, the default rule is a joint managing conservatorship because the Texas courts have decided that the child’s interest is best served by having both parents involved in the child’s life.

 

In Texas, joint managing conservatorship means, “sharing of the rights and duties of a parent by two parties, ordinarily the parents, even if the exclusive right to make certain decision is awarded to one party.”  In Texas, as stated earlier, there is a presumption that the joint managing conservator relationship is in the best interest of the children.  However, joint managing conservatorship is a rebuttable presumption, when there is a finding of family violence.  In the joint managing conservator relationship, one of the parents will have the primary possession of the child.  This simply means where the child will reside for most of the time.

 

When a joint managing conservator relationship is rebutted by one of the parents, a Texas court will appoint a sole managing conservator.  The sole managing conservator will have decision making powers that the other conservator will not, for example, the power to authorize an invasive procedure, or the power to send the child to a specific summer camp.

 

The other parent in a sole managing conservator relationship is called a possessory conservator when appointed by a Texas court.  This parent will have visitation rights in accordance with the governing court order, and more importantly, the child will not live with this parent.

 


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The Rights and Duties of Parents under Texas Family Code:

 

 A parent of a child has the following rights and duties:

 

 
1) The right to have physical possession, to direct the moral and religious training, and to designate the residence of the child;
2) The duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child;
3) The duty to support the child, including providing the child with clothing, food, shelter, medical and dental care, and education;
4) The duty, except when a guardian of the child's estate has been appointed, to manage the estate of the child, including the right as an agent of the child to act in relation to the child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United States, or a foreign government;
5) Except as provided by Section 264.0111, the right to the services and earnings of the child;
6) The right to consent to the child's marriage, enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, medical and dental care, and psychiatric, psychological, and surgical treatment;
7) The right to represent the child in legal action and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the child;
8) The right to receive and give receipt for payments for the support of the child and to hold or disburse funds for the benefit of the child;
9) The right to inherit from and through the child;
10) The right to make decisions concerning the child's education; and
11) Any other right or duty existing between a parent and child by virtue of law.


The duty of a parent to support his or her child exists while the child is an unemancipated minor and continues as long as the child is fully enrolled in a secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma and complies with attendance requirements described by Section 154.002(a)(2).

 

A parent who fails to discharge the duty of support is liable to a person who provides necessaries to those to whom support is owed.

 

The rights and duties of a parent are subject to:

 

 
1) A court order affecting the rights and duties;
2) An affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights; and
3) An affidavit by the parent designating another person or agency to act as managing conservator.


Only the following persons may use corporal punishment for the reasonable discipline of a child:

 

 
1) A parent or grandparent of the child;
2) A stepparent of the child who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of the child; and
3) An individual who is a guardian of the child and who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of the child.

 


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Texas Family Code as to Sex or Marital Status When Considering Custody:

 

Section 153.003 of Texas Family Code states that the court shall consider the qualifications of the parties without regard to their marital status or to the sex of the party or the child in determining:

 

 
1) Which party to appoint as sole managing conservator;
2) Whether to appoint a party as joint managing conservator; and
3) The terms and conditions of conservatorship and possession of and access to the child.

 


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Texas Family Code as to the Rights of Parents at all Times:

 

Section 153.073 of Texas Family Code states that: 

 

a) Unless limited by court order, a parent appointed as a conservator of a child has at all times the right:
 
1) To receive information from any other conservator of the child concerning the health, education, and welfare of the child;
2) To confer with the other parent to the extent possible before making a decision concerning the health, education, and welfare of the child;
3) Of access to medical, dental, psychological, and educational records of the child;
4) To consult with a physician, dentist, or psychologist of the child;
5) To consult with school officials concerning the child's welfare and educational status, including school activities;
6) To attend school activities;
7) To be designated on the child's records as a person to be notified in case of an emergency;
8) To consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment during an emergency involving an immediate danger to the health and safety of the child;  and
9) To manage the estate of the child to the extent the estate has been created by the parent or the parent's family.
b) The court shall specify in the order the rights that a parent retains at all times.

 


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Texas Family Code as to the Rights and Duties during the Period of Possession:

 

Section 153.074 of Texas Family Code states that: 

 

Unless limited by court order, a parent appointed as a conservator of a child has the following rights and duties during the period that the parent has possession of the child:

 

 
1) The duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child;
2) The duty to support the child, including providing the child with clothing, food, shelter, and medical and dental care not involving an invasive procedure;
3) The right to consent for the child to medical and dental care not involving an invasive procedure; and
4) The right to direct the moral and religious training of the child.

 


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Texas Family Code as to the Duties of Parent not Appointed Conservator:

 

Section 153.075 of Texas Family Code states that a Texas court may order a parent not appointed as a managing or a possessory conservator to perform other parental duties, including paying child support.

 


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Texas Family Code as to the Rights and Duties of Parent Appointed Sole Managing Conservator:

 

Section 153.132 of Texas Family Code states that unless limited by court order, a parent appointed as sole managing conservator of a child has the rights and duties provided by Subchapter B and the following exclusive rights:

 

 
1) The right to designate the primary residence of the child;
2) The right to consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment involving invasive procedures;
3) The right to consent to psychiatric and psychological treatment;
4) The right to receive and give receipt for periodic payments for the support of the child and to hold or disburse these funds for the benefit of the child;
5) The right to represent the child in legal action and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the child;
6) The right to consent to marriage and to enlistment in the armed forces of the United States;
7) The right to make decisions concerning the child's education;
8) The right to the services and earnings of the child; and
9) Except when a guardian of the child's estate or a guardian or attorney ad litem has been appointed for the child, the right to act as an agent of the child in relation to the child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United States, or a foreign government.

 


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Texas Family Code as to the Rights and Duties of a Parent Appointed Possessory Conservator:

 

Section 153.192 of Texas Family Code states that:

 

a) Unless limited by court order, a parent appointed as possessory conservator of a child has the rights and duties provided by Subchapter B and any other right or duty expressly granted to the possessory conservator in the order.
b) In ordering the terms and conditions for possession of a child by a parent appointed possessory conservator, the court shall be guided by the guidelines in Subchapter E.

 


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Texas Family Code as to Parents Whom Reside 100 Miles or Less Apart:

 

a) If the possessory conservator resides 100 miles or less from the primary residence of the child, the possessory conservator shall have the right to possession of the child as follows:
 
1) On weekends throughout the year beginning at 6 p.m. on the first, third, and fifth Friday of each month and ending at 6 p.m. on the following Sunday except that, at the possessory conservator's election made before or at the time of the rendition of the original or modification order, and as specified in the original or modification order, the weekend periods of possession specified by this subdivision that occur during the regular school term shall begin at the time the child's school is regularly dismissed and end at 6 p.m. on the following Sunday; and
2) On Thursdays of each week during the regular school term beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m., or, at the possessory conservator's election made before or at the time of the rendition of the original or modification order, and as specified in the original or modification order, beginning at the time the child's school is regularly dismissed and ending at the time the child's school resumes, unless the court finds that visitation under this subdivision is not in the best interest of the child.
b) The following provisions govern possession of the child for vacations and certain specific holidays and supersede conflicting weekends or Thursday periods of possession.  The possessory conservator and the managing conservator shall have rights of possession of the child as follows:
 
1) The possessory conservator shall have possession in even-numbered years, beginning at 6 p.m. on the day the child is dismissed from school for the school's spring vacation and ending at 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that vacation, and the managing conservator shall have possession for the same period in odd-numbered years;
2) If a possessory conservator:
 
A) Gives the managing conservator written notice by April 1 of each year specifying an extended period or periods of summer possession, the possessory conservator shall have possession of the child for 30 days beginning not earlier than the day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation and ending not later than seven days before school resumes at the end of the summer vacation, to be exercised in not more than two separate periods of at least seven consecutive days each; or
B) Does not give the managing conservator written notice by April 1 of each year specifying an extended period or periods of summer possession, the possessory conservator shall have possession of the child for 30 consecutive days beginning at 6 p.m. on July 1 and ending at 6 p.m. on July 31;
3) If the managing conservator gives the possessory conservator written notice by April 15 of each year, the managing conservator shall have possession of the child on any one weekend beginning Friday at 6 p.m. and ending at 6 p.m. on the following Sunday during one period of possession by the possessory conservator under Subdivision (2), provided that the managing conservator picks up the child from the possessory conservator and returns the child to that same place; and
4) If the managing conservator gives the possessory conservator written notice by April 15 of each year or gives the possessory conservator 14 days' written notice on or after April 16 of each year, the managing conservator may designate one weekend beginning not earlier than the day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation and ending not later than seven days before school resumes at the end of the summer vacation, during which an otherwise scheduled weekend period of possession by the possessory conservator will not take place, provided that the weekend designated does not interfere with the possessory conservator's period or periods of extended summer possession or with Father's Day if the possessory conservator is the father of the child.

 


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Texas Family Code as to Parents Whom Reside Over 100 Miles Apart:

 

If the possessory conservator resides more than 100 miles from the residence of the child, the possessory conservator shall have the right to possession of the child as follows:

 

 
1) Either regular weekend possession beginning on the first, third, and fifth Friday as provided under the terms applicable to parents who reside 100 miles or less apart or not more than one weekend per month of the possessory conservator's choice beginning at 6 p.m. on the day school recesses for the weekend and ending at 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes after the weekend, provided that the possessory conservator gives the managing conservator 14 days' written or telephonic notice preceding a designated weekend, and provided that the possessory conservator elects an option for this alternative period of possession by written notice given to the managing conservator within 90 days after the parties begin to reside more than 100 miles apart, as applicable;
2) Each year beginning on the day the child is dismissed from school for the school's spring vacation and ending at 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that vacation;
3) If the possessory conservator:
 
A) Gives the managing conservator written notice by April 1 of each year specifying an extended period or periods of summer possession, the possessory conservator shall have possession of the child for 42 days beginning not earlier than the day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation and ending not later than seven days before school resumes at the end of the summer vacation, to be exercised in not more than two separate periods of at least seven consecutive days each;  or
B) Does not give the managing conservator written notice by April 1 of each year specifying an extended period or periods of summer possession, the possessory conservator shall have possession of the child for 42 consecutive days beginning at 6 p.m. on June 15 and ending at 6 p.m. on July 27;
4) If the managing conservator gives the possessory conservator written notice by April 15 of each year the managing conservator shall have possession of the child on one weekend beginning Friday at 6 p.m. and ending at 6 p.m. on the following Sunday during one period of possession by the possessory conservator under Subdivision (3), provided that if a period of possession by the possessory conservator exceeds 30 days, the managing conservator may have possession of the child under the terms of this subdivision on two nonconsecutive weekends during that time period, and further provided that the managing conservator picks up the child from the possessory conservator and returns the child to that same place;  and
5) If the managing conservator gives the possessory conservator written notice by April 15 of each year, the managing conservator may designate 21 days beginning not earlier than the day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation and ending not later than seven days before school resumes at the end of the summer vacation, to be exercised in not more than two separate periods of at least seven consecutive days each, during which the possessory conservator may not have possession of the child, provided that the period or periods so designated do not interfere with the possessory conservator's period or periods of extended summer possession or with Father's Day if the possessory conservator is the father of the child.

 


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Community Property State:

 

Texas is a community property state.  A Community Property state is one in which all properties (whether real estate or personal) and any debt acquired during the marriage will be divided based on an equitable basis. Most of the time  an equitable basis is viewed as equal basis; the Texas courts, however, could make extra allowances or divisions to one of the spouses if there are specific circumstances or issues that would make it necessary for justice to prevail.  This is referred to as the just and right division of community property.

 


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Division and Disposition of Property under Texas Family Code:

 

Texas Family Code Section 7.002 states that:

 

a) In addition to the division of the estate of the parties required by Section 7.001, in a decree of divorce or annulment the court shall order a division of the following real and personal property, wherever situated, in a manner that the court deems just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party and any children of the marriage:
 
1) Property that was acquired by either spouse while domiciled in another state and that would have been community property if the spouse who acquired the property had been domiciled in this state at the time of the acquisition; or
2) Property that was acquired by either spouse in exchange for real or personal property and that would have been community property if the spouse who acquired the property so exchanged had been domiciled in this state at the time of its acquisition.
b) In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall award to a spouse the following real and personal property, wherever situated, as the separate property of the spouse:
 
1) Property that was acquired by the spouse while domiciled in another state and that would have been the spouse's separate property if the spouse had been domiciled in this state at the time of acquisition; or
2) Property that was acquired by the spouse in exchange for real or personal property and that would have been the spouse's separate property if the spouse had been domiciled in this state at the time of acquisition.
c) In a decree of divorce or annulment, the court shall confirm the following as the separate property of a spouse if partitioned or exchanged by written agreement of the spouses:
 
1) Income and earnings from the spouses' property, wages, salaries, and other forms of compensation received on or after January 1 of the year in which the suit for dissolution of marriage was filed; or
2) Income and earnings from the spouses' property, wages, salaries, and other forms of compensation received in another year during which the spouses were married for any part of the year.

 


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Spousal Maintenance or Support in Texas:

 

Unlike some other states, there is no alimony in Texas.  Texas, however, does allow for spousal support, better known as spousal maintenance.  In considering whether to allow spousal support (spousal maintenance), a Texas court could consider many factors, such as the earning capacity of the spouse, the responsibility of the spouse for the children, health and age of parties, ability to work, the duration of the marriage, and the financial resources and liabilities of the spouse. 

 

Generally, in order to receive support after the divorce, the parties must have been married for a period exceeding ten (10) years, and if a Texas court decides, a party may be qualified to receive up to $2,500.00 a month for a maximum of three (3) years.

 


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Factors in Determining Maintenance Under Texas Family Code:

 

Texas Family Code Section 8.052 states that:

 

A court that determines that a spouse is eligible to receive maintenance under this chapter shall determine the nature, amount, duration, and manner of periodic payments by considering all relevant factors, including:

 

 
1) The financial resources of the spouse seeking maintenance, including the community and separate property and liabilities apportioned to that spouse in the dissolution proceeding, and that spouse's ability to meet the spouse's needs independently;
2) The education and employment skills of the spouses, the time necessary to acquire sufficient education or training to enable the spouse seeking maintenance to find appropriate employment, the availability of that education or training, and the feasibility of that education or training;
3) The duration of the marriage;
4) The age, employment history, earning ability, and physical and emotional condition of the spouse seeking maintenance;
5) The ability of the spouse from whom maintenance is requested to meet that spouse's personal needs and to provide periodic child support payments, if applicable, while meeting the personal needs of the spouse seeking maintenance;
6) Acts by either spouse resulting in excessive or abnormal expenditures or destruction, concealment, or fraudulent disposition of community property, joint tenancy, or other property held in common;
7) The comparative financial resources of the spouses, including medical, retirement, insurance, or other benefits, and the separate property of each spouse;
8) The contribution by one spouse to the education, training, or increased earning power of the other spouse;
9) The property brought to the marriage by either spouse;
10) The contribution of a spouse as homemaker;
11) Marital misconduct of the spouse seeking maintenance; and
12) The efforts of the spouse seeking maintenance to pursue available employment counseling as provided by Chapter 304, Labor Code.

 


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Name Change during a Divorce Proceeding in Texas:
Name changes are commonly done by women who want to restore their maiden names.  If a name change is needed, it is best to do it during a divorce proceeding.  If not done during the divorce proceeding, then another petition must be filed with the court requesting the name change.  Please note that as a separate petition, the requirements are much stricter. 

 


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Divorce Mediation in Texas:

 

A Mediator is either appointed by the court or chosen by the parties, and mediation is a method of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) involving an attorney-mediator and working through the many aspects of a divorce agreement without going to court.

 


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Assets in a Complex Divorce Proceeding in Texas:

 

An experienced family law attorney must consider all aspect and types of assets that are associated with a complex divorce proceeding.  For example, this is a list of some assets that must be considered in a complex divorce proceeding: 

 

Real estate, residential, commercial, farm and/or ranch in Texas;
Real estate, residential, commercial, farm and/or ranch outside of Texas, but in the United States;
Real estate, residential, commercial, farm and/or ranch outside of United States
Oil and gas royalties and other mineral interests (either in the United States or other countries);
Employer benefits and retirement plans;
Pre- and post-nuptials drafted in other countries;
Stock options;
Inheritance;
Separate property characterization and tracing;
Deferred compensation plans;
Economic contribution and reimbursement claims;
Insurance issues; and/or
Intellectual property issues, copyrights, and patents

 


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Annulments in Texas:

 

An annulment legally nullifies a marriage, and an annulled marriage is considered never to have existed.  Petitioning for an annulment is appropriate when the validity of the marriage is in doubt.  Reasons must have existed at the time of the marriage to make it null and void. For example, if one of the parties was: a minor without proper consent at the time of marriage, under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of marriage, mentally incompetent, permanently impotent at time of marriage and cohabitation has since occurred, obtained the marriage by force or fraud, and/or was divorced within 30 days prior to the marriage. 

 


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Post-Divorce Modifications in Texas:

 

Life is not stationary; circumstances change – new jobs, a move across the country, a child getting sick that might need special attention or medication, or an increase in income. If there are changes, a parent may need to take legal action to make sure the child support and child custody orders reflect the new circumstances. 

 

Child custody, visitation, and child support are the most common post divorce modifications. Material change of circumstances is the key factor in obtaining a post divorce modification. Simply put, the requirement for almost any modification is that material changes of circumstance take place between the last court hearing and the modification. This means that there is some type of change that is material in the lives of the parents or children, which makes a modification of the terms of the divorce desirable. 

 


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An Example of a Simple Divorce Petition: 

 

No._________________
IN THE MATTER OF § IN THE DISTRICT COURT
THE MARRIAGE OF §  
______________________ §  
AND § ______ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
______________________ §  
AND IN THE INTEREST OF §  
_________________, A CHILD § _______________ COUNTY, TEXAS

ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DIVORCE

1. Discovery Level
  Discovery in this case is intended to be conducted under level 2 of rule 190 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
2. Parties
  This suit is brought by ________________, Petitioner.  The last three numbers of _______________’s driver's license number are ____.  The last three numbers of ________________'s Social Security number are _____.
_______________________ is Respondent.
3. Domicile
  Petitioner has been a domiciliary of Texas for the preceding six-month period and a resident of this county for the preceding ninety-day period.
4. Service
  No service on Respondent is necessary at this time.
5. Protective Order Statement
  No protective order under title 4 of the Texas Family Code is in effect, and no application for a protective order is pending with regard to the parties to this suit.
6. Dates of Marriage and Separation
  The parties were married on or about ________________ and ceased to live together as husband and wife on or about _________________.
7. Grounds for Divorce
  The marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities between Petitioner and Respondent that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation.
8. Children of the Marriage
 

Petitioner and Respondent are parents of the following child of this marriage who is not under the continuing jurisdiction of any other court:

 

Name: ______________________

 

Sex: ________________________

 

Birth date: ___________________

 

There are no court-ordered conservatorships, court-ordered guardianships, or other court-ordered relationships affecting the child the subject of this suit.

 

No property of consequence is owned or possessed by the child the subject of this suit.

 

Petitioner believes that Petitioner and Respondent will enter into a written agreement containing provisions for conservatorship of, possession of, access to, and support of the child.  If such an agreement is not made, Petitioner requests the Court to make orders for conservatorship of, possession of, access to, and support of the child.

9. Division of Community Property
  Petitioner believes Petitioner and Respondent will enter into an agreement for the division of their estate.  If such an agreement is made, Petitioner requests the Court to approve the agreement and divide their estate in a manner consistent with the agreement.  If such an agreement is not made, Petitioner requests the Court to divide their estate in a manner that the Court deems just and right, as provided by law.
10. Prayer
 

Petitioner prays that citation and notice issue as required by law and that the Court grant a divorce and all other relief requested in this petition.

 

Petitioner prays for general relief.

 

Name of Petitioner:  ________________

 

Signature of Petitioner:  _____________________

   

 


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An Example of a Standard Possession Order: 

 

1. Standard Possession Order
  The Court finds that the following provisions of this Standard Possession Order are intended to and do comply with the requirements of Texas Family Code sections 153.311 through 153.317.  IT IS ORDERED that each conservator shall comply with all terms and conditions of this Standard Possession Order.  IT IS ORDERED that this Standard Possession Order is effective immediately and applies to all periods of possession occurring on and after the date the Court signs this Standard Possession Order.  IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED:
 
a) Definitions
 
1. In this Standard Possession Order "school" means the primary or secondary school in which the child is enrolled or, if the child is not enrolled in a primary or secondary school, the public school district in which the child primarily resides.
2. In this Standard Possession Order "child" includes each child, whether one or more, who is a subject of this suit while that child is under the age of eighteen years and not otherwise emancipated.
b) Mutual Agreement or Specified Terms for Possession
  IT IS ORDERED that the conservators shall have possession of the child at times mutually agreed to in advance by the parties, and, in the absence of mutual agreement, it is ORDERED that the conservators shall have possession of the child under the specified terms set out in this Standard Possession Order.
c) Parents Who Reside 100 Miles or Less Apart
  Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Standard Possession Order, when _______________________ resides 100 miles or less from the primary residence of the child, _______________________ shall have the right to possession of the child as follows:
 
1. Weekends - On weekends throughout the year, beginning at 6:00 p.m., on the first, third, and fifth Friday of each month and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the following Sunday.
2. Weekend Possession Extended by a Holiday - Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Standard Possession Order, if a weekend period of possession by __________________ begins on a Friday that is a school holiday during the regular school term or a federal, state, or local holiday during the summer months when school is not in session, or if the period ends on or is immediately followed by a Monday that is such a holiday, that weekend period of possession shall begin at 6:00 p.m. on the Thursday immediately preceding the Friday holiday or school holiday or end at 6:00 p.m. on that Monday holiday or school holiday, as applicable.
3. Thursdays - On Thursday of each week during the regular school term, beginning at 6:00 p.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m.
4. Spring Break in Even-Numbered Years - In even-numbered years, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the day the child is dismissed from school for the school's spring vacation and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that vacation.
5. Extended Summer Possession by _________________ -
  Extended Summer Possession by _________________ -
With Written Notice by April 1 - If _________________ gives ______________ written notice by April 1 of a year specifying an extended period or periods of summer possession for that year, _______________ shall have possession of the child for thirty days beginning no earlier than the day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation and ending no later than seven days before school resumes at the end of the summer vacation in that year, to be exercised in no more than two separate periods of at least seven consecutive days each, as specified in the written notice, provided that the period or periods of extended summer possession do not interfere with Father's Day Weekend.  These periods of possession shall begin and end at 6:00 p.m.
Without Written Notice by April 1 - If ______________ does not give ______________ written notice by April 1 of a year specifying an extended period or periods of summer possession for that year, _____________ shall have possession of the child for thirty consecutive days in that year beginning at 6:00 p.m. on July 1 and ending at 6:00 p.m. on July 31.
Notwithstanding the weekend and Thursday periods of possession ORDERED for _________________, it is explicitly ORDERED that ______________ shall have a superior right of possession of the child as follows:
 
1. Spring Break in Odd-Numbered Years - In odd-numbered years, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the day the child is dismissed from school for the school's spring vacation and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that vacation.
2. Summer Weekend Possession by ______________ - If ______________ gives __________________ written notice by April 15 of a year, _____________ shall have possession of the child on any one weekend beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the following Sunday during any one period of the extended summer possession by ________________ in that year, provided that _____________ picks up the child from _______________ and returns the child to that same place.
3. Extended Summer Possession by ___________ - If _____________ gives _________________ written notice by April 15 of a year or gives _________________ fourteen days' written notice on or after April 16 of a year, _____________ may designate one weekend beginning no earlier than the day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation and ending no later than seven days before school resumes at the end of the summer vacation, during which an otherwise scheduled weekend period of possession by _________________ shall not take place in that year, provided that the weekend so designated does not interfere with _________________'s period or periods of extended summer possession.
d) Parents Who Reside More Than 100 Miles Apart
  Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Standard Possession Order, when _______________ resides more than 100 miles from the residence of the child, ________________ shall have the right to possession of the child as follows:
 
1. Weekends - Unless _________________ elects the alternative period of weekend possession described in the next paragraph, _______________ shall have the right to possession of the child on weekends, beginning at 6:00 p.m., on the first, third, and fifth Friday of each month and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the following Sunday.  Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Standard Possession Order, if such a weekend period of possession by _________________ begins on a Friday that is a school holiday during the regular school term or a federal, state, or local holiday during the summer months when school is not in session, or if the period ends on or is immediately followed by a Monday that is such a holiday, that weekend period of possession shall begin at 6:00 p.m. on the Thursday immediately preceding the Friday holiday or school holiday or end at 6:00 p.m. on that Monday holiday or school holiday, as applicable.
Alternate Weekend Possession - In lieu of the weekend possession described in the foregoing paragraph, __________________ shall have the right to possession of the child not more than one weekend per month of _________________'s choice beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the day school recesses for the weekend and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the day before school resumes after the weekend.  Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Standard Possession Order, if such a weekend period of possession by _______________ begins on a Friday that is a school holiday during the regular school term or a federal, state, or local holiday during the summer months when school is not in session, or if the period ends on or is immediately followed by a Monday that is such a holiday, that weekend period of possession shall begin at 6:00 p.m. on the Thursday immediately preceding the Friday holiday or school holiday or end at 6:00 p.m. on that Monday holiday or school holiday, as applicable.  ________________ may elect an option for this alternative period of weekend possession by giving written notice to _______________ within ninety days after the parties begin to reside more than 100 miles apart.  If ______________ makes this election, _______________ shall give ______________ fourteen days' written or telephonic notice preceding a designated weekend.  The weekends chosen shall not conflict with the provisions regarding Christmas, Thanksgiving, the child's birthday, and Father's Day Weekend below.
2. Spring Break in All Years - Every year, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the day the child is dismissed from school for the school's spring vacation and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that vacation.
3.

Extended Summer Possession by _________________ -
With Written Notice by April 1 - If _______________ gives _____________ written notice by April 1 of a year specifying an extended period or periods of summer possession for that year, _______________ shall have possession of the child for forty-two days beginning no earlier than the day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation and ending no later than seven days before school resumes at the end of the summer vacation in that year, to be exercised in no more than two separate periods of at least seven consecutive days each, as specified in the written notice, provided that the period or periods of extended summer possession do not interfere with Father's Day Weekend.  These periods of possession shall begin and end at 6:00 p.m.
Without Written Notice by April 1 - If ________________ does not give _____________ written notice by April 1 of a year specifying an extended period or periods of summer possession for that year, ______________ shall have possession of the child for forty-two consecutive days beginning at 6:00 p.m. on June 15 and ending at 6:00 p.m. on July 27 of that year.

 

Notwithstanding the weekend periods of possession ORDERED for ______________, it is explicitly ORDERED that ____________ shall have a superior right of possession of the child as follows:

 
1. Summer Weekend Possession by ___________ - If ______________ gives _______________ written notice by April 15 of a year, ____________ shall have possession of the child on any one weekend beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the following Sunday during any one period of possession by _____________ during _____________'s extended summer possession in that year, provided that if a period of possession by _______________ in that year exceeds thirty days, _____________ may have possession of the child under the terms of this provision on any two nonconsecutive weekends during that period and provided that ___________ picks up the child from ______________ and returns the child to that same place.
2. Extended Summer Possession by ____________ - If ___________ gives _______________ written notice by April 15 of a year, ____________ may designate twenty-one days beginning no earlier than the day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation and ending no later than seven days before school resumes at the end of the summer vacation in that year, to be exercised in no more than two separate periods of at least seven consecutive days each, during which _______________ shall not have possession of the child, provided that the period or periods so designated do not interfere with _______________'s period or periods of extended summer possession.
e) Holidays Unaffected by Distance
  Notwithstanding the weekend and Thursday periods of possession of ________________, _______________ and ______________ shall have the right to possession of the child as follows:
 
1. Christmas Holidays in Even-Numbered Years - In even-numbered years, _________________ shall have the right to possession of the child beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the day the child is dismissed from school for the Christmas school vacation and ending at noon on December 28, and ____________ shall have the right to possession of the child beginning at noon on December 28 and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that Christmas school vacation.
2. Christmas Holidays in Odd-Numbered Years - In odd-numbered years, ______________ shall have the right to possession of the child beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the day the child is dismissed from school for the Christmas school vacation and ending at noon on December 28, and ______________ shall have the right to possession of the child beginning at noon on December 28 and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that Christmas school vacation.
3. Thanksgiving in Odd-Numbered Years - In odd-numbered years, _______________ shall have the right to possession of the child beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the day the child is dismissed from school for the Thanksgiving holiday and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the Sunday following Thanksgiving.
4. Thanksgiving in Even-Numbered Years - In even-numbered years, ____________ shall have the right to possession of the child beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the day the child is dismissed from school for the Thanksgiving holiday and ending at 6:00 p.m. on the Sunday following Thanksgiving.
5. Child's Birthday - If a parent is not otherwise entitled under this Standard Possession Order to present possession of a child on the child's birthday, that parent shall have possession of the child and the child's minor siblings beginning at 6:00 p.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. on that day, provided that that parent picks up the children from the other parent's residence and returns the children to that same place.
6. Father's Day Weekend - ____________ shall have the right to possession of the child each year, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding Father's Day and ending at 6:00 p.m. on Father's Day, provided that if ____________ is not otherwise entitled under this Standard Possession Order to present possession of the child, he shall pick up the child from _______________'s residence and return the child to that same place.
7. Mother's Day Weekend - __________ shall have the right to possession of the child each year, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding Mother's Day and ending at 6:00 p.m. on Mother's Day, provided that if ____________ is not otherwise entitled under this Standard Possession Order to present possession of the child, she shall pick up the child from __________'s residence and return the child to that same place.
f) Undesignated Periods of Possession
  _______________ shall have the right of possession of the child at all other times not specifically designated in this Standard Possession Order for ________________.
g) General Terms and Conditions
  Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Standard Possession Order, the terms and conditions of possession of the child that apply regardless of the distance between the residence of a parent and the child are as follows:
 
1. Surrender of Child by _____________ - ______________ is ORDERED to surrender the child to ______________ at the beginning of each period of ________________'s possession at the residence of ___________.
2. Return of Child by _______________ - ______________ is ORDERED to return the child to the residence of ______________ at the end of each period of possession.  However, it is ORDERED that, if ______________ and ________________ live in the same county at the time of rendition of this order, ________________'s county of residence remains the same after rendition of this order, and ____________'s county of residence changes, effective on the date of the change of residence by _____________, ________________ shall surrender the child to ______________ at the residence of _______________ at the end of each period of possession.
3. Surrender of Child by _______________ - _______________ is ORDERED to surrender the child to ___________, if the child is in _________________'s possession or subject to _______________'s control, at the beginning of each period of ___________'s exclusive periods of possession, at the place designated in this Standard Possession Order.
4. Return of Child by _____________ - __________ is ORDERED to return the child to ________________, if _______________ is entitled to possession of the child, at the end of each of _____________'s exclusive periods of possession, at the place designated in this Standard Possession Order.
5. Personal Effects - Each conservator is ORDERED to return with the child the personal effects that the child brought at the beginning of the period of possession.
6. Designation of Competent Adult - Each conservator may designate any competent adult to pick up and return the child, as applicable.  IT IS ORDERED that a conservator or a designated competent adult be present when the child is picked up or returned.
7. Inability to Exercise Possession - Each conservator is ORDERED to give notice to the person in possession of the child on each occasion that the conservator will be unable to exercise that conservator's right of possession for any specified period.
8. Written Notice - Written notice shall be deemed to have been timely made if received or postmarked before or at the time that notice is due.
   
This concludes the Standard Possession Order.
   

 


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Texas Counties & County Clerks

 


ANDERSON COUNTY
County Clerk, Wanda Burke
500 N. Church Street, #10
Palestine, Texas 75801
Tel: (903) 723-7432
Fax: (903) 723-4625
Anderson County Website


ANDREWS COUNTY
County Clerk, Kenda Heckler
P.O. Box 727
Andrews, Texas 79714
Tel: (432) 524-1426
Fax: (432) 524-1464
Andrews County Website


ANGELINA COUNTY
County Clerk, Jo Ann Chastain
P.O. Box 908
Lufkin, Texas 75902
Tel: (936) 634-8339
Fax: (936) 634-5915
Angelina County Website


ARANSAS COUNTY
County Clerk, Peggy L. Friebele
301 N. Live Oak Street
Rockport, Texas 78382
Tel: (361) 790-0122
Fax: (361) 790-0119
Aransas County Website


ARCHER COUNTY
County Clerk, Karren Winter
P.O. Box 427
Archer City, Texas 76351
Tel: (940) 574-4302
Fax: (940) 574-4625
Archer County Website


ARMSTRONG COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Connie Spiller
P.O. Box 309
Claude, Texas 79019
Tel: (806) 226-2081
Fax: (806) 226-5301
Armstrong County Website


ATASCOSA COUNTY
County Clerk, Diane G. Gonzales
#1 Courthouse Circle, Ste. 102
Jourdanton, Texas 78026
Tel: (830) 767-2511
Fax: (830) 769-1021
Atascosa County Website


AUSTIN COUNTY
County Clerk, Carrie Gregor
One East Main
Bellville, Texas 77418
Tel: (979) 865-5911
Fax: (979) 865-0336
Austin County Website


BAILEY COUNTY
County Clerk, Paula Benton
300 South First St., Ste. 200
Muleshoe, Texas 79347
Tel: (806) 272-3044
Fax: (806) 272-3538
Bailey County Website


BANDERA COUNTY
County Clerk, Candy Wheeler
P.O. Box 823
Bandera, Texas 78003
Tel: (830) 796-3332
Fax: (830) 796-8323
Bandera County Website


BASTROP COUNTY
County Clerk, Rose Pietsch
P.O. Box 577
Bastrop, Texas 78602
Tel: (512) 332-7234
Fax: (512) 332-7241
Bastrop County Website


BAYLOR COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Clara Coker
101 S. Washington
Seymour, Texas 76380
Tel: (940) 889-3322
Fax: (940) 889-4300
Baylor County Website


BEE COUNTY
County Clerk,
Mirella Escamilla Davis
105 W. Corpus Christi St., Rm. #108
Beeville, Texas 78102
Tel: (361) 362-3245
Fax: (361) 362-3247
Bee County Website


BELL COUNTY
County Clerk, Shelley Coston
P.O. Box 480
Belton, Texas 76513
Tel: (254) 933-5160
Fax: (254) 933-5176
Bell County Website


BEXAR COUNTY
County Clerk,
Gerard C. "Gerry" Rickhoff
100 Dolorosa, Ste. 104
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Tel: (210) 335-2216
FAX: (210) 335-2197
Bexar County Website


BLANCO COUNTY
County Clerk, Karen Newman
P.O. Box 65
Johnson City, Texas 78636
Tel: (830) 868-7357
Fax: (830) 868-4158
Blanco County Website


BORDEN COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Joyce Herridge
P.O. Box 124
Gail, Texas 79738
Tel: (806) 756-4312
Fax: (806) 756-4405
Borden County Website


BOSQUE COUNTY
County Clerk, Betty Spitzer Outlaw
P.O. Box 617
Meridian, Texas 76665
Tel: (254) 435-2201
Fax: (254) 435-2152
Bosque County Website


BOWIE COUNTY
County Clerk, Velma Moore
P.O. Box 248
New Boston, Texas 75570
Tel: (903) 628-6742
Fax: (903) 628-6729
Bowie County Website


BRAZORIA COUNTY
County Clerk, Joyce Hudman
111 E. Locust, Ste 200
Angleton, Texas 77515
Tel: (979) 864-1355
Fax: (979) 864-1358
Brazoria County Website


BRAZOS COUNTY
County Clerk, Karen McQueen
300 E. 26th St., Ste. 120
Bryan, Texas 77803
Tel: (979) 361-4135
Fax: (979) 361-4125
Brazos County Website


BREWSTER COUNTY
County Clerk, Berta Rios Martinez
P.O. Box 119
Alpine, Texas 79831
Tel: (432) 837-3366
Fax:: (432) 837-6217
Brewster County Website


BRISCOE COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Bena Hester
P.O. Box 555
Silverton, Texas 79257
Tel: (806) 823-2134
Fax: (806) 823-2359
Briscoe County Website


BROOKS COUNTY
County Clerk, Frutoso "Pepe" Garza
P.O. Box 427
Falfurrias, Texas 78355
Tel: (361) 325-5604
Fax: (361) 325-4944
Brooks County Website


BROWN COUNTY
County Clerk, Sharon Ferguson
200 South Broadway
Brownwood, Texas 76801
Tel: (325) 643-2594
Fax: (325) 643-1685
Brown County Website


BURLESON COUNTY
County Clerk, Anna L. Schielack
100 West Buck Street, Suite 203
Caldwell, Texas 77836
Tel: (979) 567-2329
Fax: (979) 567-2376
Burleson County Website


BURNET COUNTY
County Clerk, Janet F. Parker
220 South Pierce St.
Burnet, Texas 78611
Tel: (512) 756-5406
Fax: (512) 756-4091
Burnet County Website


CALDWELL COUNTY
County Clerk, Nina S. Sells
P.O. Box 906
Lockhart, Texas 78644
Tel: (512) 398-1804
Fax: (512) 398-1828
Caldwell County Website


CALHOUN COUNTY
County Clerk, Anita Fricke
211 S. Ann St.
Port Lavaca, Texas 77979
Tel: (361) 553-4411
Fax: (361) 553-5444
Calhoun County Website


CALLAHAN COUNTY
County Clerk, Donna Bell
100 W. 4th St., Suite 104
Baird, Texas 79504
Tel: (325) 854-5815
Fax: (325) 854-5816
Callahan County Website


CAMERON COUNTY
County Clerk, Joe G. Rivera
P.O. Box 2178
Brownsville, Texas 78520
Tel: (956) 544-0815
Fax: (956) 544-0813
Cameron County Website


CAMP COUNTY
County Clerk, Elaine Young
126 Church Street
Pittsburg, Texas 75686
Tel: (903) 856-2731
Fax: (903) 856-6112
Camp County Website


CARSON COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Celeste Bichsel
P.O. Box 487
Panhandle, Texas 79068
Tel: (806) 537-3873
Fax: (806) 537-3623
Carson County Website


CASS COUNTY
County Clerk, Jannis Mitchell
P.O. Box 449
Linden, Texas 75563
Tel: (903) 756-5071
Fax: (903) 756-5732
Cass County Website


CASTRO COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Joyce M. Thomas
100 East Bedford, Room 101
Dimmitt, Texas 79027
Tel: (806) 647-3338
Fax: (806) 647-5438
Castro County Website


CHAMBERS COUNTY
County Clerk, Heather H. Hawthorne
P.O. Box 728
Anahuac, Texas 77514
Tel: (409) 267-8309
Fax: (409) 267-8315
Chambers County Website


CHEROKEE COUNTY
County Clerk, Laverne Lusk
P.O. Box 420
Rusk, Texas 75785
Tel: (903) 683-2350
Fax: (903) 683-5931
Cherokee County Website


CHILDRESS COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Zona Prince
Courthouse, Box 4
Childress, Texas 79201
Tel: (940) 937-6143
Fax: (940) 937-3708
Childress County Website


CLAY COUNTY
County Clerk
Kay Hutchison
100 North Bridge
Henrietta, Texas 76365
Tel: (940) 538-4631
Fax: (940) 538-5597
Clay County Website


COCHRAN COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Rita Tyson
100 N. Main, Room 102
Morton, Texas 79346
Tel: (806) 266-5450
Fax: (806) 266-9027
Cochran County Website


COKE COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Mary Grim
13 E. 7th Street
Robert Lee, Texas 76945
Tel: (325) 453-2631
Fax: (325) 453-2650
Coke County Website


COLEMAN COUNTY
County Clerk, Stacey Mendoza
100 West Liveoak, Ste 105
Coleman, Texas 76834
Tel: (325) 625-2889
Fax: (325) 625-2889
Coleman County Website


COLLIN COUNTY
County Clerk, Stacey Kemp
200 S. McDonald St.
Annex A, Ste 120
McKinney, Texas 75069
Tel: (972) 548-4139
Fax: (972) 548-4697
Collin County Website


COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Jackie Johnson
800 W. Ave., Box 10
Wellington, Texas 79095
Tel: (806) 447-2408
Fax: (806) 447-2409
Collingsworth County Website


COLORADO COUNTY
County Clerk, Darlene Hayek
400 Spring Street, Suite 103
Columbus, Texas 78934
Tel: (979) 732-6561
Fax: (979) 732-8852
Colorado County Website


COMAL COUNTY
County Clerk, Joy Streater
150 N. Seguin Ave, Ste. 101
New Braunfels, Texas 78130
Tel: (830) 221-1230
Fax: (830) 620-3410
Comal County Website


COMANCHE COUNTY
County Clerk, Ruby Lesley
101 West Central
Comanche, Texas 76442
Tel: (325) 356-2655
Fax: (325) 356-5764


CONCHO COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Barbara K. Hoffman
P.O. Box 98
Paint Rock, Texas 76866
Tel: (325) 732-4322
Fax: (325) 732-2040
Concho County Website


COOKE COUNTY
County Clerk, Rebecca Lawson
100 S. Dixon
Gainesville, Texas 76240
Tel: (940) 668-5420
Fax: (940) 668-5486
Cooke County Website


CORYELL COUNTY
County Clerk, Barbara Simpson
P.O. Box 237
Gatesville, Texas 76528
Tel: (254) 865-5911
Fax: (254) 865-8631
Coryell County Website


COTTLE COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Jan Irons
P.O. Box 717
Paducah, Texas 79248
Tel: (806) 492-3823
Fax: (806) 492-2032
Cottle County Website


CRANE COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Judy Crawford
P.O. Box 578
Crane, Texas 79731
Tel: (432) 558-3581
Fax: (432) 558-1148
Crane County Website


CROCKETT COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Debbi Puckett
P.O. Drawer C
Ozona, Texas 76943
Tel: (325) 392-2022
Fax: (325) 392-3742
Crockett County Website


CROSBY COUNTY
County Clerk, Linda S. Jones
201 West Aspen, Ste. 102
Crosbyton, Texas 79322
Tel: (806) 675-2334
Fax:: (806) 675-2804
Crosby County Website


CULBERSON COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Linda McDonald
Box 158
Van Horn, Texas 79855
Tel: (432) 283-2058
Fax: (432) 283-9234
Culberson County Website


DALLAM COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Terri Banks
P.O. Box 1352
Dalhart, Texas 79022
Tel: (806) 244-4751
Fax: (806) 244-3751
Dallam County Website


DALLAS COUNTY
County Clerk, John F. Warren
509 Main St.
Dallas, Texas 75202
Tel: (214) 653-7099
Fax: (214) 653-7176
Dallas County Website


DAWSON COUNTY
County Clerk, Gloria Vera
P.O. Box 1268
Lamesa, Texas 79331
Tel: (806) 872-3778
Fax: (806) 872-2473
Dawson County Website


DEAF SMITH COUNTY
County Clerk, David Ruland
235 E. 3rd, Rm. 203
Hereford, Texas 79045-5542
Tel: (806) 363-7077
Fax: (806) 363-7023
Deaf Smith County Website


DELTA COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Jane Jones
200 W. Dallas Ave
Cooper, Texas 75432
Tel: (903) 395-4400
Fax: (903) 395-4260
Delta County Website


DENTON COUNTY
County Clerk, Cynthia Mitchell
1450 E. McKinney, Ste 1103
Denton, Texas 76209
Tel: (940) 349-2012
Fax: (940) 349-3201
Denton County Website


DEWITT COUNTY
County Clerk, Elva Petersen
307 N. Gonzales St.
Cuero, Texas 77954
Tel: (361) 275-0864
Fax: (361) 275-0866
DeWitt County Website


DICKENS COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Winona Humphreys
P.O. Box 120
Dickens, Texas 79229
Tel: (806) 623-5531
Fax: (806) 623-5240


DIMMIT COUNTY
County Clerk, Mario Zuvia Garcia
Courthouse, 103 N. 5th St.
Carrizo Springs, Texas 78834
Tel: (830) 876-4209
Fax: (830) 876-4202


DONLEY COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Alice Fay Vargas
P.O. Drawer U
Clarendon, Texas 79226
Tel: (806) 874-3436
Fax: (806) 874-3351
Donley County Website


DUVAL COUNTY
County Clerk, Oscar Garcia, Jr.
P.O. Box 248
San Diego, Texas 78384
Tel: (361) 279-3322
Fax: (361) 279-3159


EASTLAND COUNTY
County Clerk, Cathy Jentho
P.O. Box 110
Eastland, Texas 76448
Tel: (254) 629-1583
Fax: (254) 629-8125
Eastland County Website


ECTOR COUNTY
County Clerk, Linda Haney
300 N. Grant, Room 111
Odessa, Texas 79761
Tel: (432) 498-4130
Fax: (432) 498-4177
Ector County Website


EDWARDS COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Dorothy R. Hatley
P.O. Box 184
Rocksprings, Texas 78880
Tel: 830) 683-2235
Fax: (830) 683-5376


EL PASO COUNTY
County Clerk, Delia Briones
500 E. San Antonio Rm 105
El Paso, Texas 79901
Tel: (915) 546-2071
Fax: (915) 546-2012
El Paso County Website


ELLIS COUNTY
County Clerk, Cindy Polley
P.O. Box 250
Waxahachie, Texas 75168
Tel: (972) 923-5070
Fax: (972) 923-5075
Ellis County Website


ERATH COUNTY
County Clerk, Gwinda Jones
100 W. Washington
Stephenville, Texas 76401
Tel: (254) 965-1482
Fax: (254) 965-4594
Erath County Website


FALLS COUNTY
County Clerk, Frances Braswell
P.O. Box 458
Marlin, Texas 76661
Tel: (254) 883-1408
Fax: (254) 883-1406


FANNIN COUNTY
County Clerk, Tammy Rich
101 E. Sam Rayburn, #102
Bonham, Texas 75418
Tel: (903) 583-7488
Fax: (903) 583-9598
Fannin County Website


FAYETTE COUNTY
County Clerk, Carolyn Kubos Roberts
P.O. Box 59
La Grange, Texas 78945
Tel: (979) 968-3251
Fax: (979) 968-8531
Fayette County Website


FISHER COUNTY
County Clerk, Pat Thomson
P.O. Box 368
Roby, Texas 79543
Tel: (325) 776-2401
Fax: (325) 776-3274
Fisher County Website


FLOYD COUNTY
County Clerk, Marilyn Holcomb
100 Main, Room 101
Floydada, Texas 79235
Tel: (806) 983-4900
Fax: (806) 983-2400


FOARD COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Pat Aydelott
P.O. Box 539
Crowell, Texas 79227
Tel: (940) 684-1365
Fax: (940) 684-1918


FORT BEND COUNTY
County Clerk, Dianne Wilson
301 Jackson St.
Richmond, Texas 77469
Tel: (281) 341-8685
Fax: (281) 341-8697
Fort Bend County Website


FRANKLIN COUNTY
County Clerk, Betty Crane
200 N. Kaufman St.
Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457
Tel: (903) 537-4252
Fax: (903) 537-2962


FREESTONE COUNTY
County Clerk, Mary Lynn White
P.O. Box 1010
Fairfield, Texas 75840
Tel: (903) 389-2635
Fax: (903) 389-6956
Freestone County Website


FRIO COUNTY
County Clerk, Angelina Tullis
500 E. San Antonio St., #6
Pearsall, Texas 78061
Tel: (830) 334-2214
Fax: (830) 334-0021
Frio County Website


GAINES COUNTY
County Clerk, Vicki Phillips
101 So. Main, Room 107
Seminole, Texas 79360
Tel: (432) 758-4033
Fax: (432) 758-1442
Gaines County Website


GALVESTON COUNTY
County Clerk, Mary Ann Daigle
P.O. Box 17253
Galveston, Texas 77552-7253
Tel: (409) 766-2210
Fax: (409) 765-3160
Galveston County Website


GARZA COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Jim Plummer
P.O. Box 366
Post, Texas 79356
Tel:(806) 495-4430
Fax: (806) 495-4431
Garza County Website


GILLESPIE COUNTY
County Clerk, Mary Lynn Rusche
101 West Main, #13
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
Tel: (830) 997-6515
Fax: (830) 997-9958
Gillespie County Website


GLASSCOCK COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Rebecca Batla
P.O. Box 190
Garden City, Texas 79739
Tel: (432) 354-2371
Fax: (432) 354-2348
Glasscock County Website


GOLIAD COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Mary Ellen "Princess" Flores
P.O. Box 50
Goliad, Texas 77963
Tel: (361) 645-3294
Fax: (361) 645-3858
Goliad County Website


GONZALES COUNTY
County Clerk, Lee Riedel
P.O. Box 77
Gonzales, Texas 78629
Tel: (830) 672-2801
Fax: (830) 672-2636
Gonzales County Website


GRAY COUNTY
County Clerk, Susan Winborne
P.O. Box 1902,
Pampa, Texas 79065
Tel: (806) 669-8004
Fax: (806) 669-8054
Gray County Website


GRAYSON COUNTY
County Clerk,
Wilma Blackshear Bush
100 W. Houston, Ste. 17
Sherman, Texas 75090
Tel: (903) 813-4235
Fax: (903) 870-0829
Grayson County Website


GREGG COUNTY
County Clerk, Connie Wade
P.O. Box 3049
Longview, Texas 75606
Tel: (903) 236-8430
Fax: (903) 237-2574
Gregg County Website


GRIMES COUNTY
County Clerk, David Pasket
P.O. Box 209
Anderson, Texas 77830
Tel: (936) 873-2111
Fax: (936) 873-5065
Grimes County Website


GUADALUPE COUNTY
County Clerk, Teresa Kiel
101 E. Court St., #206
Seguin, Texas 78155
Tel: (830) 303-4188
Fax: (830) 401-0300
Guadalupe County Website


HALE COUNTY
County Clerk, Latrice Kemp
500 Broadway #140
Plainview, Texas 79072
Tel: (806) 291-5205
Fax: (806) 291-9810


HALL COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Raye Bailey
512 Main Street, Ste. 8,
Memphis, Texas 79245
Tel: (806) 259-2627
Fax: (806) 259-5078
Hall County Website


HAMILTON COUNTY
County Clerk, Debbie Rudolph
102 N. Rice St., Suite 107
Hamilton, Texas 76531
Tel: (254) 386-3518
Fax: (254) 386-8727
Hamilton County Website


HANSFORD COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Kim V. Vera
15 NW Court
Spearman, Texas 79081
Tel: (806) 659-4110
Fax: (806) 659-4124
Hansford County Website


HARDEMAN COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Linda Walker
P.O. Box 30
Quanah, Texas 79252
Tel: (940) 663-2961
Fax: (940) 663-5161


HARDIN COUNTY
County Clerk, Glenda Alston
P.O. Box 38
Kountze, Texas 77625
Tel: (409) 246-5185
Fax: (409) 246-3208
Hardin County Website


HARRIS COUNTY
County Clerk, Beverly Kaufman
P.O. Box 1148
Houston, Texas 77251-1148
Tel; (713) 755-6411
Fax: (713) 755-4983
Harris County Website


HARRISON COUNTY
County Clerk, Patsy Cox
P.O. Box 1365
Marshall, Texas 75671
Tel: (903) 935-4858
Fax: (903) 935-4877
Harrison County Website


HARTLEY COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Diane Thompson
P.O. Box Q
Channing, Texas 79018
Tel: (806) 235-3582
Fax: (806) 235-2316
Hartley County Website


HASKELL COUNTY
County Clerk,
Rhonda (Hewitt) Moeller
P.O. Box 725
Haskell, Texas 79521
Tel: (940) 864-2451
Fax: (940) 864-6164
Haskell County Website


HAYS COUNTY
County Clerk, Linda C. Fritsche
137 N. Guadalupe Street
San Marcos, Texas 78666
Tel: (512) 393-7330
Fax: (512) 393-7337
Hays County Website


HEMPHILL COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Brenda Perrin
P.O. Box 867
Canadian, Texas 79014
Tel: (806) 323-6212
Fax: (806) 323-5271


HENDERSON COUNTY
County Clerk, Gwen Moffeit
101 E. Tyler St., Courthouse
Athens, Texas 75751
Tel: (903) 675-6140
Fax: (903) 675-6105
Henderson County Website


HIDALGO COUNTY
County Clerk, Arturo Guajardo, Jr.
P.O. Box 58
Edinburg, Texas 78540
Tel: (956) 318-2100
Fax: (956) 318-2105
Hidalgo County Website


HILL COUNTY
County Clerk, Nicole Tanner
P.O. Box 398
Hillsboro, Texas 76645
Tel: (254) 582-4030
Fax: (254) 582-4003
Hill County Website


HOCKLEY COUNTY
County Clerk, Irene Gumula
802 Houston, Ste. 213
Levelland, Texas 79336
Tel: (806) 894-3185
Fax: (806) 894-6917
Hockley County Website


HOOD COUNTY
County Clerk, Sally Lillard
P.O. Box 339
Granbury, Texas 76048
Tel:(817) 579-3222
Fax: (817) 579-3227
Hood County Website


HOPKINS COUNTY
County Clerk, Debbie Shirley
128 Jefferson St., Ste. C
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
Tel: (903) 438-4074
Fax: (903) 438-4110
Hopkins County Website


HOUSTON COUNTY
County Clerk, Bridget Lamb
P.O. Box 370
Crockett, Texas 75835
Tel: (936) 544-3255
Fax: (936) 544-1954
Houston County Website


HOWARD COUNTY
County Clerk, Donna Wright
P.O. Box 1468
Big Spring, Texas 79721
Tel: (432) 264-2213
Fax: (432) 264-2215
Howard County Website


HUDSPETH COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Abigail Ortega
P.O. Box 58
Sierra Blanca, Texas 79851
Tel: (915) 369-2301
Fax: (915) 369-0055
Hudspeth County Website


HUNT COUNTY
County Clerk, Linda Brooks
P.O. Box 1316
Greenville, Texas 75403
Tel: (903) 408-4130
Fax: (903) 408-4287
Hunt County Website


HUTCHINSON COUNTY
County Clerk, Beverly Turner
P.O. Box 1186
Stinnett, Texas 79083
Tel: (806) 878-4002
Fax: (806) 878-3497
Hutchinson County Website


IRION COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Cori Manning
P.O. Box 736
Mertzon, Texas 76941
Tel: (325) 835-2421
Fax: (325) 835-7941
Irion County Website


JACK COUNTY
County Clerk, Shelly Clayton
100 Main, Ste 208
Jacksboro, Texas 76458
Tel: (940) 567-2111
Fax: (940) 567-6441
Jack County Website


JACKSON COUNTY
County Clerk, Kenneth W. McElveen
115 W. Main, Rm. 101
Edna, Texas 77957
Tel: (361) 782-3563
Fax: (361) 782-3132
Jackson County Website


JASPER COUNTY
County Clerk, Debbie Newman
P.O. Box 2070
Jasper, Texas 75951
Tel: (409) 384-2632
Fax: (409) 384-7198
Jasper County Website


JEFF DAVIS COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Sue Blackley
P.O. Box 398
Fort Davis, Texas 79734
Tel: (432) 426-3251
Fax: (432) 426-3760
Jeff Davis County Website


JEFFERSON COUNTY
County Clerk, Carolyn L. Guidry
P.O. Box 1151
Beaumont, Texas 77704
Tel; (409) 835-8475
Fax: (409) 839-2394
Jefferson County Website


JIM HOGG COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Noemi G. Salinas
P.O. Box 878
Hebbronville, Texas 78361
Tel: (361) 527-4031
Fax: (361) 527-5843
Jim Hogg County Website


JIM WELLS COUNTY
County Clerk, Ruben Sandoval
P.O. Box 1459
Alice, Texas 78332
Tel: (361) 668-5702
Fax: (361) 668-8671
Jim Wells County Website


JOHNSON COUNTY
County Clerk, Curtis H. Douglas
P.O. Box 1986
Cleburne, Texas 76033
Tel: (817) 556-6312
Fax: (817) 556-6326
Johnson County Website


JONES COUNTY
County Clerk, Julia McCray
P.O. Box 552
Anson, Texas 79501
Tel; (325) 823-3762
Fax: (325) 823-4223
Jones County Website


KARNES COUNTY
County Clerk, Alva Jonas
101 N. Panna Maria Ave.
Karnes City, Texas 78118
Tel:(830) 780-3938
Fax: (830) 780-4576
Karnes County Website


KAUFMAN COUNTY
County Clerk, Laura Hughes
100 W. Mulberry St.
Kaufman, Texas 75142
Tel: (972) 932-4331
Fax: (972) 932-7628
Kaufman County Website


KENDALL COUNTY
County Clerk, Darlene Herrin
201 E. San Antonio St., Ste. 127
Boerne, Texas 78006
Tel: (830) 249-9343
Fax: (830) 249-3472
Kendall County Website


KENEDY COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Veronica Vela
P.O. Box 227
Sarita, Texas 78385
Tel: (361) 294-5220
Fax: (361) 294-5218
Kenedy County Website


KENT COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Richard Craig Harrison
P.O. Box 9
Jayton, Texas 79528
Tel: (806) 237-3881
Fax: (806) 237-2632
Kent County Website


KERR COUNTY
County Clerk, Jannett Pieper
700 Main St., Suite 122
Kerrville, Texas 78028
Tel: (830) 792-2255
Fax: (830) 792-2274
Kerr County Website


KIMBLE COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Haydee C. Torres
Courthouse, 501 Main St.
Junction, Texas 76849
Tel: (325) 446-3353
Fax: (325) 446-2986
Kimble County Website


KING COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Jammye D. Timmons
P.O. Box 135
Guthrie, Texas 79236
Tel; (806) 596-4412
Fax: (806) 596-4664


KINNEY COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Dora Elia Sandoval
P.O. Box 9
Brackettville, Texas 78832
Tel: (830) 563-2521
Fax: (830) 563-2644
Kinney County Website


KLEBERG COUNTY
County Clerk, Leo Alarcon
P.O. Box 1327
Kingsville, Texas 78364
Tel: (361) 595-8548
Fax: (361) 593-1355
Kleberg County Website


KNOX COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Annette Offutt
P.O. Box 196
Benjamin, Texas 79505
Tel: (940) 459-2441
Fax: (940) 459-2005
Knox County Website


LA SALLE COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Margarita A. Esqueda
Courthouse Square, Ste 107
Cotulla, Texas 78014
Tel; (830) 879-4432
Fax: (830) 879-2933
La Salle County Website


LAMAR COUNTY
County Clerk, Kathy Marlowe
119 N. Main
Paris, Texas 75460
Tel: (903) 737-2420
Fax: (903) 782-1100
Lamar County Website


LAMB COUNTY
County Clerk, Jamee Long
100 6th Drive, Room 103
Littlefield, Texas 79339
Tel: (806) 385-4222
Fax: (806) 385-6485
Lamb County Website


LAMPASAS COUNTY
County Clerk, Connie Hartmann
P.O. Box 347
Lampasas, Texas 76550
Tel: (512) 556-8271
Fax: (512) 556-8270
Lampasas County Website


LAVACA COUNTY
County Clerk, Elizabeth A. Kouba
P.O. Box 326
Hallettsville, Texas 77964
Tel: (361) 798-3612
Fax: (361) 798-1610
Lavaca County Website


LEE COUNTY
County Clerk, Sharon Blasig
P.O. Box 419
Giddings, Texas 78942
Tel: (979) 542-3684
Fax: (979) 542-2623
Lee County Website


LEON COUNTY
County Clerk,
Carla Neyland McEachern
P.O. Box 98
Centerville, Texas 75833
Tel: (903) 536-2352
Fax: (903) 536-2431
Leon County Website


LIBERTY COUNTY
County Clerk, Delia Sellers
P.O. Box 369
Liberty, Texas 77575
Tel: (936) 336-4670
Fax: (936) 334-8174
Liberty County Website


LIMESTONE COUNTY
County Clerk, Peggy Beck
200 W. State Street, Ste 102
Groesbeck, Texas 76642
Tel: (254) 729-5504
Fax: (254) 729-2951
Limestone County Website


LIPSCOMB COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Kim Blau
P.O. Box 70
Lipscomb, Texas 79056
Tel: (806) 862-3091
Fax: (806) 862-3004
Lipscomb County Website


LIVE OAK COUNTY
County Clerk, Karen Irving
P.O. Box 280
George West, Texas 78022
Tel: (361) 449-2733
Fax: (361) 449-3155
Live Oak County Website


LLANO COUNTY
County Clerk, Bette Sue Hoy
P.O. Box 40
Llano, Texas 78643
Tel: (325) 247-4455
Fax: (325) 247-2406
Llano County Website


LOVING COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Beverly Hanson
P.O. Box 194
Mentone, Texas 79754
Tel: (432) 377-2441
Fax: (432) 377-2701


LUBBOCK COUNTY
County Clerk, Kelly J. Pinion
P.O. Box 10536
Lubbock, Texas 79408
Tel: (806) 775-1630
Fax: (806) 775-1660
Lubbock County Website


LYNN COUNTY
County Clerk, Susan Tipton
P.O. Box 937
Tahoka, Texas 79373
Tel: (806) 561-4750
Fax: (806) 561-4988
Lynn County Website


MADISON COUNTY
County Clerk, Charlotte Barrett
101 W. Main, Rm. 102
Madisonville, Texas 77864
Tel: (936) 348-2638
Fax: (936) 348-5858
Madison County Website


MARION COUNTY
County Clerk, Betty Ellison Smith
P.O. Box 763
Jefferson, Texas 75657
Tel: (903) 665-3971
Fax: (903) 665-8732
Marion County Website


MARTIN COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Susie Graham
Box 906
Stanton, Texas 79782
Tel: (432) 756-3412
Fax: (432) 607-2212


MASON COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Pam Beam
P.O. Box 702
Mason, Texas 76856
Tel: (325) 347-5253
Fax: (325) 347-6868
Mason County Website


MATAGORDA COUNTY
County Clerk, Gail Denn
1700 Seventh St. Room 202
Bay City, Texas 77414-5094
Tel: (979) 244-7680
Fax: (979) 244-7688
Matagorda County Website


MAVERICK COUNTY
County Clerk, Sara Montemayor
500 Quarry Street, Suite 2
Eagle Pass, Texas 78852
Tel: (830) 773-2829
Fax: (830) 752-4479
Maverick County Website


MCCULLOCH COUNTY
County Clerk, Tina A. Smith
101 N. High St.
Brady, Texas 76825
Tel: (325) 597-0733
Fax: (325) 597-1731
McCulloch County Website


MCLENNAN COUNTY
County Clerk, Andy Harwell
P.O. Box 1727
Waco, Texas 76703
Tel: (254) 757-5078
Fax: (254) 751-5146
McLennan County Website


MCMULLEN COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Dorairene Garza
P.O. Box 235
Tilden, Texas 78072
Tel: (361) 274-3215
Fax: (361) 274-3858


MEDINA COUNTY
County Clerk, Lisa J. Wernette
1100 16th St., Rm. 109
Hondo, Texas 78861
Tel: (830) 741-6040
Fax: (830) 741-6015
Medina County Website


MENARD COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Polly Reeves
P.O. Box 1038
Menard, Texas 76859
Tel: (325) 396-4682
Fax: (325) 396-2047
Menard County Website


MIDLAND COUNTY
County Clerk, Cheryl Becker
200 W. Wall, Suite 104
Midland, Texas 79701
Tel: (432) 688-1071
Fax: (432) 688-8973
Midland County Website


MILAM COUNTY
County Clerk, Barbara Vansa
107 W. Main
Cameron, Texas 76520
Tel: (254) 697-7049
Fax: (254) 697-7055
Milam County Website


MILLS COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Carolyn Foster
P.O. Box 646
Goldthwaite, Texas 76844
Tel: (325) 648-2711
Fax: (325) 648-2806
Mills County Website


MITCHELL COUNTY
County Clerk, Debby Carlock
349 Oak St., Rm. 103
Colorado City, Texas 79512
Tel: (325) 728-3481
Fax: (325) 728-5322


MONTAGUE COUNTY
County Clerk, Glenda Henson
P.O. Box 77
Montague, Texas 76251
Tel: (940) 894-2461
Fax: (940) 894-6601
Montague County Website


MONTGOMERY COUNTY
County Clerk, Mark Turnbull
210 W. Davis, Suite 100
Conroe, Texas 77301
Tel: (936) 760-6941
Fax: (936) 760-6927
Montgomery County Website


MOORE COUNTY
County Clerk, Brenda McKanna
715 S. Dumas Ave., Rm. 107
Dumas, Texas 79029
Tel: (806) 935-6164
Fax: (806) 935-9004
Moore County Website


MORRIS COUNTY
County Clerk, Vicki Camp
500 Broadnax Street
Daingerfield, Texas 75638
Tel: (903) 645-3911
Fax: (903) 645-4026
Morris County Website


MOTLEY COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Kate Hurt
P.O. Box 660
Matador, Texas 79244
Tel: (806) 347-2621
Fax: (806) 347-2220
Motley County Website


NACOGDOCHES COUNTY
County Clerk, Carol Wilson
101 W. Main St., Rm 205
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
Tel: (936) 560-7733
Fax: (936) 560-5790
Nacogdoches County Website


NAVARRO COUNTY
County Clerk, Sherry Dowd
P.O. Box 423
Corsicana, Texas 75151
Tel: (903) 654-3035
Fax: (903) 654-3097
Navarro County Website


NEWTON COUNTY
County Clerk, Mary Cobb
P.O. Box 484
Newton, Texas 75966
Tel; (409) 379-5341
Fax: (409) 379-9049
Newton County Website


NOLAN COUNTY
County Clerk,
Patricia (Pat) McGowan
100 E. 3rd, Suite 108
Sweetwater, Texas 79556
Tel: (325) 235-2462
Fax: (325) 236-9416
Nolan County Website


NUECES COUNTY
County Clerk, Diana T. Barrera
P.O. Box 2627
Corpus Christi, Texas 78403
Tel: (361) 888-0580
Fax: (361) 888-0329
Nueces County Website


OCHILTREE COUNTY
County Clerk, Jane Hammerbeck
511 S. Main
Perryton, Texas 79070
Tel: (806) 435-8039
Fax: (806) 435-2081
Ochiltree County Website


OLDHAM COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Becky Groneman
P.O. Box 360
Vega, Texas 79092
Tel: (806) 267-2667
Fax: (806) 267-2671
Oldham County Website


ORANGE COUNTY
County Clerk, Karen Jo Vance
123 South 6th Street
Orange, Texas 77630
Tel: (409) 882-7055
Fax: (409) 882-0379
Orange County Website


PALO PINTO COUNTY
County Clerk, Bobbie Smith
P.O. Box 219
Palo Pinto, Texas 76484
Tel: (940) 659-1277
Fax: (940) 659-2289
Palo Pinto County Website


PANOLA COUNTY
County Clerk, Clara Jones
110 S. Sycamore St.
Carthage, Texas 75633
Tel: (903) 693-0302
Fax: (903) 693-0328
Panola County Website


PARKER COUNTY
County Clerk, Jeane Brunson
P.O. Box 819
Weatherford, Texas 76086
Tel: (817) 594-7461
Fax: (817) 594-9540
Parker County Website


PARMER COUNTY
County Clerk, Colleen Stover
P.O. Box 356
Farwell, Texas 79325
Tel: (806) 481-3691
Fax: (806) 481-9154
Parmer County Website


PECOS COUNTY
County Clerk, Judy Deerfield
103 W. Callaghan
Fort Stockton, Texas 79735
Tel: (432) 336-7555
Fax: (432) 336-7557
Pecos County Website


POLK COUNTY
County Clerk, Barbara Middleton
P.O. Drawer 2119
Livingston, Texas 77351
Tel: (936) 327-6804
Fax: (936) 327-6874
Polk County Website


POTTER COUNTY
County Clerk
Julie Smith
P.O. Box 9638
Amarillo, Texas 79105
Tel: (806) 379-2275
Fax: (806) 379-2296
Potter County Website


PRESIDIO COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Virginia Pallarez
P.O. Box 789
Marfa, Texas 79843
Tel: (432) 729-4812
Fax: (432) 729-4313
Presidio County Website


RAINS COUNTY
County Clerk, Linda Wallace
P.O. Box 187
Emory, Texas 75440
Tel: (903) 474-9999
Fax: (903) 474-9390
Rains County Website


RANDALL COUNTY
County Clerk, Renee Calhoun
P.O. Box 660
Canyon, Texas 79015
Tel: (806) 468-5505
Fax: (806) 468-5509
Randall County Website


REAGAN COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Terri Pullig
P.O. Box 100
Big Lake, Texas 76932
Tel: (325) 884-2442
Fax: (325) 884-1503


REAL COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Bella A. Rubio
P.O. Box 750
Leakey, Texas 78873
Tel: (830) 232-5202
Fax: (830) 232-6888
Real County Website


RED RIVER COUNTY
County Clerk, Lorie Taylor Moose
200 N. Walnut
Clarksville, Texas 75426
Tel: (903) 427-2401
Fax: (903) 427-3589
Red River County Website


REEVES COUNTY
County Clerk, Dianne O. Florez
P.O. Box 867
Pecos, Texas 79772
Tel: (432) 445-5467
Fax: (432) 445-3997


REFUGIO COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Ruby Garcia
P.O. Box 736
Refugio, Texas 78377
Tel: (361) 526-2233
Fax: (361) 526-1325
Refugio County Website


ROBERTS COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Toni Rankin
P.O. Box 477
Miami, Texas 79059
Tel: (806) 868-2341
Fax: (806) 868-3381
Roberts County Website


ROBERTSON COUNTY
County Clerk, Kathryn N. Brimhall
P.O. Box 1029
Franklin, Texas 77856
Tel: (979) 828-4130
Fax: (979) 828-1260
Robertson County Website


ROCKWALL COUNTY
County Clerk, Lisa Constant
1101 Ridge Road, S-101
Rockwall, Texas 75087
Tel: (972) 882-0220
Fax: (972) 882-0229
Rockwall County Website


RUNNELS COUNTY
County Clerk, Elesa Ocker
P.O. Box 189
Ballinger, Texas 76821
Tel: (325) 365-2720
Fax: (325) 365-3408
Runnels County Website


RUSK COUNTY
County Clerk
Joyce Lewis-Kugle
115 North Main Street #206
Henderson, Texas 75652
Tel: (903) 657-0330
Fax: (903) 657-0062
Rusk County Website


SABINE COUNTY
County Clerk, Janice McDaniel
P.O. Box 580
Hemphill, Texas 75948
Tel: (409) 787-3786
Fax: (409) 787-3795


SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY
County Clerk, Diana Kovar
100 W. Columbia, Room 106
San Augustine, Texas 75972
Tel: (936) 275-2452
Fax: (936) 275-9579
San Augustine County Website


SAN JACINTO COUNTY
County Clerk, Angelia Steele
1 State Hwy 150, Rm. 2
Coldspring, Texas 77331
Tel: (936) 653-2324
Fax: (936) 653-8312
San Jacinto County Website


SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
County Clerk,
Gracie Alaniz-Gonzales
P.O. Box 578
Sinton 78387
Tel: (361) 364-6290
Fax: (361) 364-6112
San Patricio County Website


SAN SABA COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Kim Wells
Courthouse, 500 E Wallace
San Saba, Texas 76877
Tel: (325) 372-3614
Fax: (325) 372-5425
San Saba County Website


SCHLEICHER COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Peggy Williams
P.O. Drawer 580
Eldorado, Texas 76936
Tel:(325) 853-2833
Fax: (325) 853-2768
Schleicher County Website


SCURRY COUNTY
County Clerk, Joan Bunch
1806 25th St., Ste. 300
Snyder, Texas 79549
Tel: (325) 573-5332
Fax: (325) 573-7396
Scurry County Website


SHACKELFORD COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Cathey Lee
P.O. Box 247
Albany, Texas 76430
Tel: (325) 762-2232
Fax: (325) 762-3966
Shackelford County Website


SHELBY COUNTY
County Clerk, Allison Harbison
P.O. Box 1987
Center, Texas 75935
Tel: (936) 598-6361
Fax: (936) 598-3701
Shelby County Website


SHERMAN COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Gina Jones
P.O. Box 270
Stratford, Texas 79084
Tel: (806) 366-2371
Fax: (806) 366-5670
Sherman County Website


SMITH COUNTY
County Clerk, Judy Carnes
P.O. Box 1018
Tyler, Texas 75710
Tel: (903) 590-4670
Fax: (903) 590-4689
Smith County Website


SOMERVELL COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Candace Garrett
P.O. Box 1098
Glen Rose, Texas 76043
Tel: (254) 897-4427
Fax: (254) 897-3233
Somervell County Website


STARR COUNTY
County Clerk, Dennis D. Gonzalez
401 N. Britton Ave., Rm. 201
Rio Grande City, Texas 78582
Tel: (956) 487-8032
Fax: (956) 487-8709
Starr County Website


STEPHENS COUNTY
County Clerk, Helen Haddock
200 W. Walker
Breckenridge, Texas 76424
Tel: (254) 559-3700
Fax: (254) 559-5892
Stephens County Website


STERLING COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Susan Wyatt
P.O. Box 55
Sterling City, Texas 76951
Tel: (325) 378-5191
Fax: (325) 378-3111
Sterling County Website


STONEWALL COUNTY
District & County Clerk, Belinda Page
P.O. Drawer P
Aspermont, Texas 79502
Tel: (940) 989-2272
Fax: (940) 989-2032


SUTTON COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Veronica E. Hernandez
300 E. Oak, Ste. 3
Sonora, Texas 76950
Tel: (325) 387-3815
Fax: (325) 387-6028
Sutton County Website


SWISHER COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Brenda Hudson
119 S. Maxwell
Tulia, Texas 79088
Tel: (806) 995-3294
Fax: (806) 995-4121
Swisher County Website


TARRANT COUNTY
County Clerk, Suzanne Henderson
100 W. Weatherford
Fort Worth, Texas 76196
Tel: (817) 884-1070
Fax: (817) 884-3295
Tarrant County Website


TAYLOR COUNTY
County Clerk, Larry G. Bevill
300 Oak St.
Abilene, Texas 79602
Tel: (325) 674-1205
Fax: (325) 674-1279
Taylor County Website


TERRELL COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
Martha Allen
P.O. Drawer 410
Sanderson, Texas 79848
Tel: (432) 345-2391
Fax: (432) 345-2653
Terrell County Website


TERRY COUNTY
County Clerk, Kim Carter
500 W. Main, Rm. 105
Brownfield, Texas 79316
Tel: (806) 637-8551
Fax: (806) 637-4874
Terry County Website


THROCKMORTON COUNTY
District & County Clerk ,
Mary Walraven
P.O. Box 309
Throckmorton, Texas 76483
Tel: (940) 849-2501
Fax: (940) 849-3032
Throckmorton County Website


TITUS COUNTY
County Clerk, Teresa Price
100 W. 1st, Suite 204
Mt. Pleasant, Texas 75455
Tel: (903) 577-6796
Fax: (903) 572-5078
Titus County Website


TOM GREEN COUNTY
County Clerk, Elizabeth McGill
124 W. Beauregard
San Angelo, Texas 76903
Tel: (325) 659-6553
Fax: (325) 659-3251
Tom Green County Website


TRAVIS COUNTY
County Clerk, Dana DeBeauvoir
P.O. Box 149325
Austin, Texas 78714-9325
Tel: (512) 854-4996
Fax: (512) 854-9075
Travis County Website


TRINITY COUNTY
County Clerk, Diane McCrory
P.O. Box 456
Groveton, Texas 75845
Tel: (936) 642-1208
Fax: (936) 642-3004
Trinity County Website


TYLER COUNTY
County Clerk, Donece Gregory
100 W. Bluff, Room 110
Woodville, Texas 75979
Tel: (409) 283-2281
Fax: (409) 283-6305
Tyler County Website


UPSHUR COUNTY
County Clerk, Peggy LaGrone
P.O. Box 730
Gilmer, Texas 75644
Tel: (903) 843-4015
Fax: (903) 843-5492
Upshur County Website


UPTON COUNTY
District & County Clerk,
LaWanda McMurray
P.O. Box 465
Rankin, Texas 79778
Tel: (432) 693-2861
Fax: (432) 693-2129
Upton County Website


UVALDE COUNTY
County Clerk, Lucille C. Hutcherson
P.O. Box 284
Uvalde, Texas 78802-0284
Tel: (830) 278-6614
Fax: (830) 278-8692
Uvalde County Website


VAL VERDE COUNTY
County Clerk, Generosa G. Ramon
P.O. Box 1267
Del Rio, Texas 78841-1267
Tel: (830) 774-7564
Fax: (830) 774-7608


VAN ZANDT COUNTY
County Clerk, Charlotte Bledsoe
121 E. Dallas, Rm. 202
Canton, Texas 75103
Tel: (903) 567-6503
Fax: (903) 567-6722
Van Zandt County Website


VICTORIA COUNTY
County Clerk, Val D. Huvar
P.O. Box 1968
Victoria, Texas 77902
Tel: (361) 575-1478
Fax: (361) 575-6276
Victoria County Website


WALKER COUNTY
County Clerk, James D. Patton
P.O. Box 210
Huntsville, Texas 77342
Tel: (936) 436-4922
Fax: (936) 436-4928
Walker County Website


WALLER COUNTY
County Clerk, Cheryl Peters
836 Austin St., Rm. 103
Hempstead, Texas 77445
Tel: (979) 826-7643
Fax: (979) 826-7645
Waller County Website


WARD COUNTY
County Clerk, Natrell Cain
400 South Allen St., Ste. 101
Monahans, Texas 79756
Tel: (432) 943-3294
Fax: (432) 943-6054
Ward County Website


WASHINGTON COUNTY
County Clerk, Beth A. Rothermel
100 E. Main, Suite 102
Brenham, Texas 77833
Tel: (979) 277-6200
Fax: (979) 277-6278
Washington County Website


WEBB COUNTY
County Clerk, Margie Ramirez Ibarra
1110 Victoria St., #201
Laredo, Texas 78040
Tel: (956) 523-4265
Fax: (356) 523-5035
Webb County Website


WHARTON COUNTY
County Clerk, Sandra K. Sanders
309 E. Milam, Ste 700
Wharton, Texas 77488
Tel: (979) 532-2381
Fax: (979) 532-8426
Wharton County Website


WHEELER COUNTY
County Clerk, Margaret Dorman
Box 465
Wheeler, Texas 79096
Tel: (806) 826-5544
Fax: (806) 826-3282
Wheeler County Website


WICHITA COUNTY
County Clerk, Lori Bohannon
P.O. Box 1679
Wichita Falls, Texas 76307-1679
Tel: (940) 766-8144
Fax: (940) 716-8554
Wichita County Website


WILBARGER COUNTY
County Clerk, Jana Kennon
1700 Wilbarger St., Rm. 15
Vernon, Texas 76384
Tel: (940) 552-5486
Fax: (940) 553-2320
Wilbarger County Website


WILLACY COUNTY
County Clerk, Terry Flores
576 W. Main
Raymondville, Texas 78580
Tel; (956) 689-2710
Fax: (956) 689-6127
Willacy County Website


WILLIAMSON COUNTY
County Clerk, Nancy E. Rister
405 MLK, Box 14
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Tel: (512) 943-1515
Fax: (512) 943-1154
Williamson County Website


WILSON COUNTY
County Clerk, Eva S. Martinez
P.O. Box 27
Floresville, Texas 78114
Tel; (830) 393-7308
Fax: (830) 393-7334
Wilson County Website


WINKLER COUNTY
County Clerk, Shethelia Reed
P.O. Box 1007
Kermit, Texas 79745
Tel: (432) 586-3401
Fax: (432) 586-6925
Winkler County Website


WISE COUNTY
County Clerk,
Sherry Coursey Parker-Lemon
P.O. Box 359
Decatur, Texas 76234
Tel; (940) 627-3351
Fax: (940) 627-2138
Wise County Website


WOOD COUNTY
County Clerk, Brenda Taylor
P.O. Box 1796
Quitman, Texas 75783
Tel: (903) 763-2711
Fax: (903) 763-5641
Wood County Website


YOAKUM COUNTY
County Clerk, Deborah L. Rushing
P.O. Box 309
Plains, Texas 79355
Tel: (806) 456-2721
Fax: (806) 456-2258
Yoakum County Website


YOUNG COUNTY
County Clerk, Shirley Choate
516 Fourth St., Room 104
Graham, Texas 76450
Tel: (940) 549-8432
Fax: (940) 521-0305
Young County Website


ZAPATA COUNTY
County Clerk,
Mary Jayne Villarreal-Bonoan
P.O. Box 789
Zapata, Texas 78076
Tel: (956) 765-9915
Fax: (956) 765-9933
Zapata County Website


ZAVALA COUNTY
County Clerk, Oralia G. Trevino
200 E. Uvalde St., Ste 7
Crystal City, Texas 78839
Tel: (830) 374-2331
Fax: (830) 374-5955
Zavala County Website

 


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