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Permanent and incurable insanity is a ground for divorce.
For insanity to be considered permanently incurable, a person must have been confined in a mental institution, hospital, or other institution for at least three years, and at least two physicians competent in psychiatry must testify that the insanity is permanently incurable.

 

Houston Divorce Lawyers are expert attorneys in the field of divorce law ready to take on any case in Houston. Divorce is a difficult and sometimes messy process to take on alone. Our Houston lawyers can help you in all aspects of divorce and divorce law.

There are two types of divorce: absolute and limited. An absolute divorce is a judicial termination of a marriage based on marital misconduct or other statutory cause arising after the marriage ceremony. As a result of an absolute divorce both parties' status becomes single again.

 
Texas Divorce figures 2001–2003    
 
 
Figures for divorces and marriage from 2001–2003 - Small snapshot of recent Marriage & Divorce life in this state.
Marriages Jan 2001   Divorces Dec 2003  
18,664   12,613  

Source: National Center for Health Statistics
 

The consequences of limited divorces vary from state to state. Typically, a limited divorce is commonly referred to as a separation decree; the right to cohabitation is terminated but the marriage is not dissolved and the status of the parties is not altered.

A little less than half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce. The current divorce rate is down a few percentage points from a peak in 1981, but the current divorce rate is almost double what is was in the 1950s.

Our Houston Divorce Lawyers and Attorneys can assist you by:

  • Filing any and all litigation concerning divorce
  • Research any changes to Houston judicial marriage law
  • Register all assets to be divided

Common issues often related with divorce cases include:

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Houston Audio & Video    
 
  Washington Divorce Case: Maternity and Marriage
AUDIO, RM, 44Kbps, 3:55, 05/12/2005

A divorce case in Washington state has outraged women's groups and inspired a new law. The case involves a pregnant woman who filed for divorce from her husband, who had previously served jailed time for abusing her. When the judge learned the woman was pregnant, he ruled that the divorce couldn't go through
Source: NPR
 
 
Houston External Sites    
 
 

SSR 73-10a
Accordingly, where worker obtains a valid divorce decree in Texas, a State which does ... In October 1961, R obtained an absolute divorce from W in T
SSR 70-21
The evidence established that a Texas trial (divorce) court had orally granted ... Held, under Texas law (1) the divorce was effective from the time

 



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News about Divorce cases in Houston and nationwide:

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Divorce Terms

 


Today's Terms

Residual Physical Custodial Rights

Definition:
A custody agreement when one parent is awarded visitation by a pre-arranged schedule worked out between the parents or the courts.

Reimbursement Alimony

Definition:
Reimbursement alimony, as the name implies, is designed to reimburse one spouse for expenses occurred by the other.

Custodial parent

Definition:
The parent who has physical custody of the children.

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Divorce Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Divorce:

  • Limited Divorce
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  • No-Fault Divorce
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support

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