Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
i had an uncontested divorce court case in 12/05/2012. i did not attend because i did not know that i had a court hearing that day. my case was dimissed for failure to appear in court. they said that they mailed the notice to me sometime in 07/2012, i don't remember getting the notice. I'am wondering if i said that i did not know that i had a court date in 12/05/2012 will be a good reason to put in motion to reinstate form otherwise what will be a good reason. thank you doris uchendu
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You have 30 days after the judge signed the notice to dismiss to file a Motion to Reinstate.
So get going! You have to give you spouse notice of the Motion to Reinstate too.
After 30 days, the judge loses jurisdiction over your case. And the case is finalized forever.
If the judge denies your motion, you will need to start over from scratch. You will re-assigned to the same judge again. Next time, be sure to watch closely, because the court's move their dockets quickly.
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