divorce in texas

when is a divorce final in texas? the decree is not signed and my ex is still arguing about the judge's decision. i understand he is going to get married next week. is there a legal problem with this?

It's bigomy, I believe. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by carolynstigler:
[b]when is a divorce final in texas? the decree is not signed and my ex is still arguing about the judge's decision. i understand he is going to get married next week. is there a legal problem with this?[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

A divorce is final when both sign the decree and the it passes the judge's bench. Mine only took a few days,maybe a week to become final. Who is the decree NOT signed by? If neither of you have a FINAL copy of the decree stating that the divorce became final on a specific date, then you are not divorced. Did you both have lawyers or was it uncontested? Mine was uncontested and only my ex got a lawyer so there was no court but his lawyer drew up the papers, i looked them over and signed them. When it was final my ex gave me my copy and that was the end. If you don't have a finalized copy, then i would also say that if he remarries before it is finalized, he would be a bigomist!!

the divorce decree is still being argued by the lawyers-- the judge set the terms of the settlement but there is still some argument as to what the judge meant (both lawyers have talked to the judge)--i have been told that if the judge said we were divorced then we are and the decree can be signed later--my lawyer did not hear the judge say this and neither did I--my ex says he did--nothing has been signed by either party or the judge

Your certificate that you receive will have the date the divoce was granted on it. Oral comments are null and void if not then placed in a decree! Whee! Now, if he remarries before the divorce is final, then, he's legally a bigamist.

Tig



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