Texas Supreme Court Panel to Consider Divorce Forms
The Texas Supreme Court is edging closer to a decision on forms that could make it cheaper and easier for low-income Texans to get divorced. But lawyers who support and oppose the prospect of divorce-by-form are no closer to agreement on how the process ought to work.
Last year, the Supreme Court, the state’s highest civil court, created the Uniform Forms Task Force to make forms for simple, uncontested divorce that would be accepted in any Texas court. Today, a Supreme Court advisory committee will discuss recommendations from family law attorneys who oppose the divorce forms and legal access ...
Comments (4)
Anya Khan
These forms, in not perfect, are a great start. For two people with no kids and normal assets, there is no reason a divorce should cost over $3K. Of course it would be even better if people did not rush into marriage in the first place.
gypsy314 ne
I say it is prefect for non contested cases but will not work for contested cases
Michael B Openshaw
The lawyers will fight this tooth and toenail; nobody reduces the size of the trough they feed in!
Tyler Moore
As already mentioned, these forms might work for the very few cases; when there's no children, no retirement plans or no real estate. There are also many defects in the forms as well. Basically, it's a proceed with caution type of situation.
More of my thoughts: http://wtylermoore.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/thoughts-on-drive-thru-divorces-in-texas/