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A party may challenge a judgment as void through either a collateral or direct attack. Generally, a Texas divorce decree is only subject to collateral attack if the court lacked jurisdiction over the parties or subject matter.\u00a0 Other errors must be challenged through a direct attack.\u00a0 A direct attack can be either a pleading filed in the original case while the trial court still has plenary power or a timely-filed bill of review under a new cause number.\u00a0 A bill of review is generally the only appropriate method of direct attack after the trial court\u2019s plenary power has expired.<\/p>\n