{"id":743,"date":"2012-12-03T10:37:35","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T16:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billmcnamaralaw.com\/?p=743"},"modified":"2013-04-05T14:23:24","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T19:23:24","slug":"when-multiple-courts-have-jurisdiction-over-my-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billmcnamaralaw.com\/home\/2012\/12\/03\/when-multiple-courts-have-jurisdiction-over-my-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"When multiple courts may have jurisdiction over my divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.billmcnamaralaw.com\/2012\/12\/03\/when-multiple-courts-have-jurisdiction-over-my-divorce\/\" data-send=\"true\" data-width=\"450\" data-show-faces=\"false\"><\/div>\n<h4>Q: My spouse and I filed for divorce around the same time but in different counties. Which court has jurisdiction over my divorce?<\/h4>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script>A: The first to file acquired jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The general common law rule in Texas is that the court in which suit is first filed acquires dominant jurisdiction to the exclusion of other <a href=\"http:\/\/definitions.uslegal.com\/c\/coordinate-jurisdiction\/\">coordinate courts<\/a>.&#8221; <em>Curtis v. Gibbs,<\/em> 511 S.W.2d 263, 267 (Tex. 1974).<\/li>\n<li><em>McAlister v. McAlister<\/em>, 75 S.W.3d 481 (Tex. App.\u2014San Antonio 2002, pet. denied) (applying the <em>Curtis <\/em>rule to a divorce case).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Q: If I moved to a different county in Texas, how long must I wait before filing for divorce?<\/h4>\n<p>A: At least one of the spouses must be a resident of the county for <a href=\"http:\/\/law.onecle.com\/texas\/family\/6.301.00.html\">90 days<\/a> preceding the filing.<\/p>\n<h4>Q: If I moved to Texas, how long must I wait before filing for divorce?<\/h4>\n<p>A: At least one of the spouses must be a domiciliary of Texas for <a href=\"http:\/\/law.onecle.com\/texas\/family\/6.301.00.html\">6 months<\/a> preceding the filing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: My spouse and I filed for divorce around the same time but in different counties. Which court has jurisdiction over my divorce? 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