{"id":3132,"date":"2025-12-28T17:11:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2025-12-28T17:11:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:11:19","slug":"texas-supreme-court-reverses-default-divorce-decree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-supreme-court-reverses-default-divorce-decree\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Supreme Court Reverses Default Divorce Decree"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, a spouse may fail to take appropriate action when their spouse has filed for divorce.\u00a0 If the spouse fails to participate in the proceedings, the petitioning spouse may seek a default divorce decree. \u00a0Texas law disfavors default judgments, and in some cases, a default judgment may be set aside.\u00a0 The Texas Supreme Court of Texas recently considered<\/a> a case in which the wife sought to set aside a default divorce decree.<\/p>\n

The parties had been married for 13 years when the wife moved in with her parents due to alleged mistreatment by the husband.\u00a0 The husband petitioned for divorce and informed the wife that he had done so.\u00a0 The wife testified she did not have money for an attorney and did not know what to do.\u00a0 She said she thought she would be served in person.\u00a0 Her father said they waited for service of process.<\/p>\n

According to the appeals court, there were multiple unsuccessful attempts of service over several months, and the trial court ultimately authorized alternative service.\u00a0 The papers were posted on the front door at the wife\u2019s parents\u2019 home, but she did not file a timely answer.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes, a spouse may fail to take appropriate action when their spouse has filed for divorce.\u00a0 If the spouse fails to participate in the proceedings, the petitioning spouse may seek a default divorce decree. \u00a0Texas law disfavors default judgments, and in some cases, a default judgment may be set aside.\u00a0 The Texas Supreme Court of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-divorce"],"yoast_head":"\nTexas Supreme Court Reverses Default Divorce Decree — Texas Divorce Attorney Blog — December 28, 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sometimes, a spouse may fail to take appropriate action when their spouse has filed for divorce.\u00a0 If the spouse fails to participate in the proceedings, — 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