Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

I filed for divorce May 4 and he filed a counter petition on June 21. What is a petition expiration alert? Does this mean my original petition will expire? how long does before this happens?


Asked on 10/22/12, 11:12 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

Am not sure what you mean by an expiration alert. Most courts will issue a DWOP notice, stating that if action is not taken by a certain deadline, that the court will, of its own motion, dismiss it for failure to prosecute it. Each court sets their own docket, but it is usually around 6 months from the date of filing.

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Answered on 10/23/12, 7:28 am


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