Filing for divorce first allows you to choose the location to file, determine grounds, set the tone for the divorce, and have additional time to prepare the required information. Through a premarital (prenuptial) or marital agreement, both spouses can agree that certain property acquired during the marriage is separate. Under Texas law, married couples equally own most of the property acquired during the marriage. In Texas, you establish who has child custody through "conservatorships." Whenever...

Filing for divorce first allows you to choose the location to file, determine grounds, set the tone for the divorce, and have additional time to prepare the required information. Through a premarital (prenuptial) or marital agreement, both spouses can agree that certain property acquired during the marriage is separate. Under Texas law, married couples equally own most of the property acquired during the marriage. In Texas, you establish who has child custody through "conservatorships." Whenever...