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The 60-day waiting period in a Texas divorce

A Texas court generally may not grant a divorce before the 60th day after the suit is filed — a floor, not a schedule. Statutory exceptions exist for qualifying family-violence situations, and agreed cases commonly use the wait to finish their paperwork for the prove-up.

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The 60th day is the earliest legal possibility; county settings and the prove-up calendar control the real date.

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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.702 · #1e0c4ff2

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