If I want to make changes to my divorce decree, would I have to file where we got divorced or can I file where I live now andmy exis currently deployed?

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If I want to make changes to my divorce decree, would I have to file where we got divorced or can I file where I live now andmy exis currently deployed?

Asked on February 22, 2012 under Family Law, Texas

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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

You might be able to file where you both are so that the court can take jurisdiction over the matter based on personal jurisdiction but the subject matter is at issue. The court may simply have to apply the law in the state in which you filed originally or may be free to use its own laws. This is the issue wherein you need to figure out directly or through an attorney whether the first forum is better for you and the court would likely take jurisdiction over the second forum, who may decide to use its own set of laws but giving full faith and credit to previous court's ruling.


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