How Do I File for Divorce in Collin County?

📌 Filing for Uncontested Divorce in Collin County

An uncontested divorce process in Texas is pretty much simplified if compared to the contested one. Yet, the case will not be finalized earlier than 60 days after filing the Petition due to the state-mandated waiting period.

Generally, to file for divorce and get your marriage terminated in Collin County, you need to take the following steps:

1. Collect and fill out the forms required in your specific situation.
2. Bring the initial set of forms to the local court’s clerk, pay a filing fee, and get the time-stamped copies back.
3. Give copies of the papers to your spouse and ask them to sign an Answer or a Waiver of Service.
4. During the ongoing waiting period, complete the remaining forms needed to finalize the divorce case and get ready for the court hearing. The final set of papers must contain a Final Decree of Divorce form, which both parties must sign. If you are in agreement with your spouse, you may fill it out together to avoid corrections or amendments after you give it to them for review.
5. At this point, you may also draft a settlement agreement outlining spouses’ mutual decisions concerning the remaining steps of the process and your divorce. If the provisions specified in this document do not violate any laws or norms, the judge will likely approve it, and your marriage dissolution process may be finalized faster.
6. When the waiting period is over, contact the clerk to get the hearing date.
7. Bring the final set of papers to the hearing and stand before the judge to answer any questions they may have.
8. Give the Decree signed by the judge to the clerk and get the certified copy. Now, your marriage is officially terminated.