Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Me and my wife want a divorce. We have been separated for a few years and while we were separated she had a child. I never knew she was pregnant and only heard about the child till a couple months after it was born. What divorce forms do we need to fill out? We both want an uncontested divorce an she wants me to have no attachments to the child an I agree with her.


Asked on 7/31/16, 4:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

There is a heavy presumption in the law that a child born to a married woman is a product of the marriage. You'll want to mention the child in your petition but state categorically that the child is not yours. At the final hearing, you'll want to put on evidence that you didn't "have access" to your wife at the time that she became pregnant.

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Answered on 8/01/16, 9:29 am


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