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  • In the Matter of the Marriage of Caroline Lee Wise Sellers and Justin Lee SellersDivorce - No Children document preview
  • In the Matter of the Marriage of Caroline Lee Wise Sellers and Justin Lee SellersDivorce - No Children document preview
  • In the Matter of the Marriage of Caroline Lee Wise Sellers and Justin Lee SellersDivorce - No Children document preview
  • In the Matter of the Marriage of Caroline Lee Wise Sellers and Justin Lee SellersDivorce - No Children document preview
  • In the Matter of the Marriage of Caroline Lee Wise Sellers and Justin Lee SellersDivorce - No Children document preview
  • In the Matter of the Marriage of Caroline Lee Wise Sellers and Justin Lee SellersDivorce - No Children document preview
  • In the Matter of the Marriage of Caroline Lee Wise Sellers and Justin Lee SellersDivorce - No Children document preview
  • In the Matter of the Marriage of Caroline Lee Wise Sellers and Justin Lee SellersDivorce - No Children document preview
						
                                

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RECEIVED AND FILED NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT CONT: ‘AINS SENSITIVE DATA. FOR RECOR! \t 2220'Clock_{ M. APR 15 2024 Cause Number: QY-64-0540) (The Clerk's office will fill in the Cause Number and Court Number when you District Clerk B In the Matter of the Marriage of In the bay Deputy Me . Petitioner: £\WSE (Court Number) Print first, middle and last name of the spouse filing for divorce. MA District Court And 1 County Court at Law Respondent: Swen Le e Se\ers Mukono Texas Print first, middle and last name of other spouse. Original Petition for Divorce Print your answers. . My name is: First Lee. Middle . SLast lam the Petitioner, the person asking for a divorce. The last three numbeyre of my driver's license number are: 2) q 5 . My driver's license was issued in (State) or (11! do not have a driver's license number, The last three numbers of my social security number are: \ \o Qa LU: or [Ido not have a social security number. My spouse’s name is: usin First Lee Middle Sellers Last My spouse is the Respondent. 1. Discovery The discovery level in this case, if needed, is: (Check one box.) Level 1. (Check here if you and your spouse have less than $250,000 in property.) (1 Level 2. (atl other couptes check here.) 2. Legal Notice (check one box.) wo I think my spouse will sign a Waiver of Service (or Answer). Do not send a sheriff, constable, or process server to serve my spouse with a copy of this Petition for Divorce at this time. C1 Iwill have a sheriff, constable, process server or clerk serve my spouse with this Petition for Divorce here: Street Address City State Zip If this is a work address, name of business: | ask the clerk to issue a Citation of Service (the form necessary to provide legal notice to my spouse by “Official Service of Process”). | understand that | will need to pay the fee (or file a Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs if am unable to pay the fee) and arrange for service. FM-DivA-100 Original Petition for Divorce [Set A] (Rev. 03-2024) © TexasLawHelp.org Page 1 of 6 _ 0 I cannot find my spouse. | ask that my spouse be served by posting or publication. | understand | must file an Affidavit for Citation by Posting or Affidavit for Citation by Publication depending on my case. If my spouse and | have property, | understand | must also hire a lawyer to serve as attorney ad litem for my spouse. 3. Jurisdiction Note: You cannot file for divorce in 3A.County Residence Requirement Texas until you or your spouse has lived (Chegk all boxes that apply.) in the county where you are asking for a divorce for at least the last 90 days and ! have lived in this county for the last 90 days. in Texas for at least the last six months. C1 My spouse has lived in this county for the last 90 days. There are special rules for military families and others who are absent from OD !am serving in the armed forces or other government service the state due to government service. outside of Texas, but this county has been the home county of either my spouse or me for at least 90 days. Get more information at (1 Ihave accompanied my spouse who is serving in the armed forces www.TexasLawHelp.org. or other government service outside of Texas, but this county has been the home county of either my spouse or me for at least 90 days. 3B.Texas Residence Requirement af (Check all boxes that apply.) | have lived in Texas for the last six months. O My spouse has lived in Texas for the last six months. 0 tam serving in the armed forces or other government service outside of Texas, but Texas is the home state of either my spouse or me and has been for at least 6 months. C1 Ihave accompanied my spouse who is serving in the armed forces or other government service outside of Texas, but Texas is the home state of either my spouse or me and has been for at least 6 months. 3C.Personal Jurisdiction over Spouse (Check one box.) My spouse lives in Texas. C1 My spouse does not live in Texas. (If your spouse does not live in Texas, check any boxes that apply below.) 1 My spouse agrees that a Texas court can make orders in this divorce, including orders dividing our property and debts. My spouse will file a Waiver of Service (or Answer). O Texas is the last state where we lived together as a married couple. This Petition for Divorce is filed less than two years after we separated. 4. Dates of Marriage and Separation My spouse and | got married on or about: Oc loew jonth IIS We stopped living together as spouses on or about: January Month 1 Zz y 21 Year FM-DivA-100 Original Petition for Divorce [Divorce Set A] (Rev. 03-2024) © TexasLawHelp.org Page 2 of 6 5. Grounds for Divorce | ask the Court to grant me a divorce. The marriage has become insupportable due to discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate ends of the marital relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation. Note: Talk to a lawyer if you have an adult disabled child who is not capable of supporting him or herself 6. No Children Together because of the disability. You or your spouse could be My spouse and | do not have any biological or adopted entitled to receive child support. children together who are under 18 years old or still in high school. 7. Is the Wife Pregnant? (Check one box.) The wife in this marriage is not pregnant. (0 The wife in this marriage is pregnant. | understand that | cannot finish the divorce until after the child is born. (If the wife is pregnant, also check one box below.) CO The husband is the father of this child. | ask the court to include orders for custody, visitation, child support and medical support for the child in the Final Decree of Divorce. (1 The husband is not the father of this child. | understand that paternity of the child must be established before | can finish the divorce. (Get information about establishing paternity at www. TexasLawHelp.org.) 8. Did the Wife Have a Child with Another Partner while Married to the Husband? (Check one box. Fill in the requested information, if applicable.) [Wf The wife did not have a child with another man while married to the husband. 0 The wife did have a child with another man while married to the husband. All of the children born during the marriage that are not the Husband's adopted or biological children are named below: Child’s name Age Date of Birth Sex 4 5 (If the wife had a child or children with another man during the marriage, check one box below,) CU Paternity of the child(ren) named above has not been established. | understand that paternity of the child(ren) must be established before | can finish my divorce. (Get information about establishing paternity at www.TexasLawHelp.org. C1 Paternity of the child(ren) named above has been established: (Check one box.) Accourt order has established that another man is the biological father and/or the Husband is not the biological father of the child(ren) listed above. | understand | must attach a file-stamped copy of the court order to my Final Decree of Divorce. U1 An Acknowledgement of Paternity was signed by the biological father and a Denial of Paternity was signed by the Husband for the child(ren) listed above. | understand | must attach a copy of these documents to my Final Decree of Divorce. FM-DivA-100 Original Petition for Divorce [Divorce Set A] (Rev. 03-2024) © TexasLawHelp.org Page 3 of 6 9. Protective Order Statement (check the appropriate boxes below. Fill in the requested information.) Note: You must provide information about any protective order or pending application for protective order involving you and your spouse or a child of either you or your spouse. This includes information about any: (1) family violence protective order, (2) sexual assault, sexual abuse, trafficking or stalking protective order; or (3) emergency protective order issued after an arrest. You must also attach to this petition a copy of any protective order (even if it’s expired) in which one spouse or child of either spouse was the applicant or victim and the other spouse was the respondent or defendant. If your divorce petition does not accurately reflect whether there is a protective order against either spouse, the Court may require you to file an amended petition. 9A. No Protective Order wy, | do not have a protective order against my spouse and | have not asked for one. w My spouse does not have a protective order against me and has not asked for one. 9B. Pending Protective Order C1 Ihave filed paperwork at the courthouse asking for a protective order against my spouse, but a judge has not decided if | should get it. | asked for a protective order on Date Filed in County, . The cause number is Coun! State Cause Number lf | get a protective order, | will file a copy of it before any hearings in this divorce. 1 My spouse has filed paperwork asking for a protective order against me, but a judge has not decided if my spouse will get it. My spouse asked for a protective order on Date Filed in County, . The cause number is County tate Cause Number If my spouse gets a protective order, | will file a copy of it before any hearings in this divorce. 9C. Protective Order in Place C0 Ido have a protective order against my spouse. | got the protective order in County, on County State Date Ordered The cause number for the protective order is Cause Number Either | have attached a copy of the protective order to this petition or | will file a copy of it with the court before any hearings in this divorce. My spouse does have a protective order against me. The protective order was made in County, on County State Date Ordered The cause number for the protective order is Cause Number Either | have attached a copy of the protective order to this petition or | will file a copy of it with the court before any hearings in this divorce. Note: You MUST attach a copy of any protective order issued for you against your spouse or issued for your spouse against you, no matter when the protective order was issued. 10. Waiver of Waiting Period Based on Family Violence (check only if applicable.) C0 [ask the Court to waive the 60-day waiting period for divorce because: (Check one box.) 1 My spouse has been convicted of or received deferred adjudication for a crime involving family violence against me or a member of my household. 1 Ihave an active protective order or an active magistrate’s order for emergency protection against my spouse because of family violence during our marriage. The order includes a finding that my spouse committed family violence. FM-DivA-100 Original Petition for Divorce [Divorce Set A] (Rev. 03-2024) © TexasLawHelp.org Page 4 of 6 11. Property and Debt Note: It is very important to talk with a lawyer if you or your spouse has a house, land, business, retirement funds, other valuable property, or debt. Getting advice from a lawyer now can save you time and money in the long run. About community property: Texas is a community property state. This means that any new property that either spouse gets from the minute they are married until the minute the judge grants the divorce is probably community property, even if the property is only in one spouse’s name. About separate property: Property owned by a spouse before the marriage is that spouse’s separate property. In addition, if either spouse receives a gift, an inheritance, or a recovery for personal injuries that occurred during the marriage (not including a recovery for lost wages or medical expenses); it is that spouse’s separate property. There are exceptions to these general rules. If you have questions talk to a lawyer. About retirement: Retirement funds (such as 401k, pension, profit sharing, stock option plans, and IRAs) earned by either spouse during the marriage are usually considered to be community property that can be divided by the court. This is true even if you or your spouse has not yet retired. If you want the Court to divide retirement funds (other than an IRA), you will need to have the Court sign an additional form, usually called a “Qualified Domestic Relations Order’ (QDRO), to make the division effective. You should have the QDRO prepared before you go to court, so the judge can sign it when you finish your divorce. A QDRO form is not included with this divorce set. You may be able to get a sample QDRO form from the employer or retirement fund administrator. If not, you should hire a lawyer to draft the QDRO form. If you use the employer or retirement fund administrator's QDRO form, you should still have a lawyer review it to make sure you are not giving up important benefits. Note: If you and your spouse plan to keep your own retirement funds or do not have retirement funds, you do not need a QDRO. About debt: A creditor's right to collect a debt is not affected by a divorce decree. So, if the Court orders your spouse to pay a debt (such as a mortgage) that is in both of your names but your spouse doesn’t pay it, the creditor can still seek payment from you. Ask a lawyer how to protect yourself in this situation. 11A. Community Property and Debt lf my spouse and | can agree about how to divide the property and debts we got during our marriage, | ask the Court to approve our agreement. If we cannot agree, | ask the Court to divide our community property and debts according to Texas law. 11B. Separate Property | own the following separate property. | owned this property before | was married or | received this property as a gift or inheritance during my marriage or | received this property as recovery for personal injuries that occurred during the marriage (not including any recovery for lost wages or medical expenses). | ask the Court to confirm this property as my separate property. (Fill in all lines. If you have no property to list in a particular category, write “none.”) House or land located at Street Address City State Zip Cars, trucks, motorcycles, or other vehicles Year Make Model Vehicle Identification No. [VIN]- Other money or personal property that | owned before | was married, received as a gift or inheritance during my marriage or property | purchased during my marriage with separate property funds: FM-DivA-100 Original Petition for Divorce [Divorce Set A] (Rev. 03-2024) © TexasLawHelp.org Page 5 of 6 Money | received as recovery for personal injuries that occurred during the marriage that was not for lost wages or medical expenses: 12. Name Change Note: You cannot use this form to change your name to anything other (Check one box.) than a name you used before you got married. 1 Iam NOT asking the Court to change my name. | ask the Court to change my name back to a name | used before my marriage. | am not asking the court to change my name to avoid criminal prosecution or creditors. | ask that my name be changed to: Corolir ne lee Middle Wise Last 13. Request for Judgment | ask the Court to grant my divorce. | also ask the Court to make the other orders | have asked for in this Petition and any other orders to which | am entitled. Cavoline Lee Wiee Selle Hola > UDI Petitioner®Signature Phone yh ine Ln A Alo Conroe 4204 Mailing Address State Zip Email Address: COAY( sline.sellers 6 CLisd net rx (if any) | understand that | must notify the Court and my spouse’s attorney (or my spouse if my spouse does not have an attorney) in writing if my mailing address or email address changes during these divorce proceedings. If | don’t, any notices about this case including the dates and times of hearings will be sent to me at the mailing address or email address above. Note: For a referral to a lawyer call your local lawyer referral service or the State Bar of Texas Lawyer Referral Information Service at 800-252-9690. For information about free and low-cost legal help in your county go to www.TexasLawHelp.org or call the Legal Aid office serving your area: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas 888-529-5277 (serves Dallas / Ft. Worth area, and Northwest Texas) Lone Star Legal Aid 800-733-8394 (serves Houston area & East Texas) Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid 888-988-9996 (serves Austin / San Antonio area, El Paso area, and South Texas) lf you have been the victim of family violence, or if at any time you feel unsafe, get help by calling the: National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE (7233) or Texas Family Violence Legal Line at 800-374-HOPE (4673) or Crime Victims at 888-343-4414, FM-DivA-100 Original Petition for Divorce [Divorce Set A] (Rev. 03-2024) © TexasLawHelp.org Page 6 of 6