{"id":1137,"date":"2018-10-14T12:12:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T17:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2018-10-14T12:12:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T17:12:40","slug":"domicile-and-jurisdiction-in-texas-divorce-and-custody-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/domicile-and-jurisdiction-in-texas-divorce-and-custody-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Domicile and Jurisdiction in Texas Divorce and Custody Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Domicile is an important legal concept because it establishes where a person has certain legal rights and obligations.\u00a0 A Texas divorce suit requires a party to have been domiciled in Texas for the preceding six-month period and a resident of the county where the suit was filed for the preceding 90-day period.\u00a0 TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. \u00a7 6.301.\u00a0 Domicile is the place a person intends to establish a permanent home. To establish domicile, the person must also act in execution of the intent.\u00a0 For most people, domicile is fairly easy to identify, but it can be more complicated for members of the military.<\/p>\n<p>The wife of a member of the Air Force <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/fourth-court-of-appeals\/2018-04-17-00674-cv.pdf?ts=1538569679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently challenged<\/a> jurisdiction of a Texas divorce proceeding.\u00a0 According to the appeals court\u2019s opinion, the couple married in Texas in 2003. The husband identified Kendall County, Texas as his home of record.\u00a0 Both parties testified that they and the children had lived in North Carolina continuously for the previous six years.\u00a0 The wife filed for legal separation in North Carolina, and the husband subsequently filed for divorce in Kendall County, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The wife argued Texas did not have subject-matter jurisdiction.\u00a0 The trial court dismissed the petition for divorce, finding Texas was not the children\u2019s home state and they did not have significant contacts with Texas.\u00a0 The trial court also found the father was not a resident of Kendall County, Texas.\u00a0 The trial court ultimately concluded North Carolina was the more convenient forum and more suitable for hearing both the custody and the divorce.\u00a0 The husband appealed.\u00a0 The appeals court identified two separate issues in this case: the divorce and the custody.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/domicile-and-jurisdiction-in-texas-divorce-and-custody-cases\/#more-1137\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domicile is an important legal concept because it establishes where a person has certain legal rights and obligations.\u00a0 A Texas divorce suit requires a party to have been domiciled in Texas for the preceding six-month period and a resident of the county where the suit was filed for the preceding 90-day period.\u00a0 TEX. 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