Divorce when parental rights terminated

[strangefruit79]

I am in the process of filing an uncontested pro se divorce in Texas, where I have been a resident of for a year now. I have 2 children in the marriage, however my spouse had her parental rights terminated in Mississippi through action of Child Protective Services and they awarded me full legal paramount custody, and placed a protective order on her. She now lives in Va, and I am deseparately needing to finalize our divorce, however am having an extremely hard time confirming that the prior court action would fall under the "Continuing Court of Jurisdiction" clause in the paperwork...any help would be very much appreciated, I am trying to avoid having to hire a lawyer as I really can't afford one, even with legal aid at this time. I am just mainly having a hard time finding out where the resources are to word in correctly in the petition and the final decree. Thank you.

[LdiJ]

Originally Posted by strangefruit79

I am in the process of filing an uncontested pro se divorce in Texas, where I have been a resident of for a year now. I have 2 children in the marriage, however my spouse had her parental rights terminated in Mississippi through action of Child Protective Services and they awarded me full legal paramount custody, and placed a protective order on her. She now lives in Va, and I am deseparately needing to finalize our divorce, however am having an extremely hard time confirming that the prior court action would fall under the "Continuing Court of Jurisdiction" clause in the paperwork...any help would be very much appreciated, I am trying to avoid having to hire a lawyer as I really can't afford one, even with legal aid at this time. I am just mainly having a hard time finding out where the resources are to word in correctly in the petition and the final decree. Thank you.

If her parental rights were terminated, then she would no longer be the children's mother legally, therefore you really don't need to address any issues regarding the children in your divorce.

However, if her visitation rights were terminated, but not her parental rights, then you probably want to consult a local attorney.