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Family		Court Procedure
Divorce		Giving Notice
1. Divorce In Texas WITH Children Read this in: Spanish / Español 2.Divorce In Texas WITHOUT Children Read this in: Spanish / Español 3. Special Instructions for Filing in Travis County, Texas. Information on where to file, required standing order for Travis County, the court docket, Reference Attorney Program.		1. Legal Notice How to give the other party legal notice that you filed a case in court (also called Service of Citation or Service of Process). 2. Substitute Service How to ask the court to allow alternate methods of service when attempts to serve the respondent have failed. 3. Service by Posting How to serve your spouse with legal notice of divorce when you cannot locate him/her and have no children together. 4. Service by Publication How to serve your spouse in a family law matter when you cannot locate him/her and you have children together. 5. Serving the Document and the Certificate of Service How to give copies of documents filed in your case to the other party as required by the rules of civil procedure.
Annulment
1. Annulment Texas law on annulment and forms.
Name Change
1. Name Change Adult For people age 18 and older 2. Name Change Child Both parents agree about the name change of their child.
Children
1. SAPCR (Suits Affecting the Parent - Child Relationship) Kit How to establish custody, child support and visitation. 2. Modification Kit How to change a court order for custody, child support and visitation of children when all parties agree to the changes. 3. Termination of Withholding for Child Support Kit. How to stop child support from being withheld from your paycheck because child support is no longer required in your case. 4. Paternity Kit How to establish a legal relationship between a parent and child.
		Responses
		6. Original Answer How to file an Answer when the respondent does not want to waive his/her rights in the case. 7. DWOP How to reinstate your case if it is "Dismissed for Want of Prosecution" (DWOP).
		Judgments
		8. Default Judgment Kit How to finalize a case in court when the respondent in the case did not respond or appear in court. 9. Nunc Pro Tunc How to correct a clerical mistake in a judgment.
Affidavits		Other Forms
1. Affidavit of Inability to Pay A sworn statement that you cannot afford to pay the court's filing fee. 2. General Affidavit A sworn written statement, signed in front of a notary public.		1. Occupational Driver's License How to request a court-ordered, restricted driving license, when your license has been suspended. 2. Expunction of Arrest Record How and when you can clear your arrest record.

Last update 9/2/2008

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