Article by Janice B. Alcantara

So now it’s possible to get state-specific forms to end your marriage ONLINE! Texas divorce forms are now available as a download, and YES, getting a Texas online divorce is possible.

Divorce has become so common, and often necessary, that it has found its way into cyberspace. With the quick click of a button, trusted Texas divorce forms can be downloaded and completed in the comfort and privacy of your home. Not only is it convenient to get a Texas online divorce, it also costs you considerably less than an attorney would charge.

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Article by Ben Gee

With the Freedom to Information Act (1966), divorce records and various others such as Marriage, Birth, Death, Criminal records and so forth became public records. This applies to all states although the use and treatment of these records are subject to variations in laws between the states. They are widely available from both government and private sources and County Texas Divorce Records are known to date as far back as the 19th century.

One of the public services that are provided by The Texas Department of State Health Services is Divorce Records Texas. They can be requested from the Vital Statistics Unit in Report of Divorce Indexes and can be downloaded free of charge from the department website. Although nominal, fees are usually involved beyond that. About a hundred thousand divorces have been filed at the office since 1968 but not much beyond Divorce Letters of Verification is available directly from this office.

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I would like to file for divorce in Texas and would like to know how complicated the process really is. We have one child together, but other than that, there are no assests, no large amounts of money to divide or anything like that. What are my options?

We decided to get a clean divorce.No property or anything.We do have a 1 yr old son that I will be keeping.He has agreed to send us money monthly so that won’t be an issue.We just want a clean and easy divorce that is fast.Also do we both have to have lawyers if we agreed on everything?

Marriage was November 2002, Bell County Texas. Lasted 2 months at most. They have not seen or spoken to each other since then. He does not know where to find her for her to sign papers. He also does not live in Texas but in Michigan. What is the proper way to file for a divorce? Can it be done without a lawyer?

Or do i just have to go to the “county courthouse library” mandatory?

The library is like half an hour drive for me! Why cant they meake it easier and place it online?
Thanks, do u know which website?

Like many marriages that end in divorce in Texas, the dissolution of the union between Sarah and Mike Brown (names have been changed to protect the innocent) was not done under the most cordial of circumstances.  The Browns were married for seventeen years, owned an enviable home outside of Dallas, Texas, and were the proud parents of three school-aged children.  Mike had been growing noticeably more distant over the past couple of years and the ideal life they presented in public was a much different reality behind closed doors.  Sarah had a strong suspicion that her husband was having an affair and, being adept at searching her way through the newest pieces of technology, decided to check out Mike’s personal computer when he was out of town on business.  What Sarah Brown found on her husband’s computer hard drive was enough to make her call a divorce lawyer the next morning, and begin an emotional trial that tested the boundaries of the always-evolving legal world of electronic discovery.

Damaging discovery that an attorney can use against an opposing spouse party in a divorce action or child custody proceeding is no longer limited to a trace of lipstick left on a white-shirt collar or a mysterious credit card bill found during a quick rummage through a briefcase.  Today, sophisticated Texas divorce lawyers are more likely to present evidence that comes from cell phone records, Facebook comments, MySpace pages, deleted e-mails, and visits to web sites that were not quite as hidden as planned. 

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Texas Divorce Records are considered public records in all states although there may be variations in the way they are governed and treated from one state to another. To search divorce records in any of the states, there are basically two options: government or private. Government sources are generally thought to be Free Texas Divorce Records, albeit largely the contrary in Texas while higher expectations are placed upon private ones. Either will work and is a matter of individual preference or situation.

Texas Divorce Records is placed under the Texas Department of State Health Services. Along with Marriage, Birth and Death records, Divorce Records Texas are available through their Vital Statistics Unit and are sectioned under the Report of Divorce Index. They can be downloaded free of charge from the department website and are available to the public. Conditions and procedures apply. About a hundred thousand Texas Divorces since 1968 are on file but the office only issues their Letters of Verification.

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