Know of a reputable source for Texas laws pertaining to Abandonment/Seperation in marriage?
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Texas law states that the court may grant a divorce in favor of one of the spouses if the other left the spouse with the intent of abandoning him/her and has been gone for a year. Also, it can grant a divorce in favor of either spouse if they live apart for 3 years. There would still be filing fees, but most courts have fee waivers for people who can't afford the fees. Check your local family court.
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this is the law as it reads.  I hope you can figure it out from here.\n\nArt. 2375. Effect of judgment\n\nA. Except as provided in Paragraph C of this Article, a judgment decreeing separation of property terminates the regime of community property retroactively to the day of the filing of the petition or motion therefor, without prejudice to rights validly acquired in the interim between filing of the petition or motion and rendition of judgment.\n\nB. If a judgment has been rendered on the ground that the spouses have lived separate and apart either after the filing of a petition for divorce without having reconciled or for six months, a reconciliation reestablishes the regime of community property between the spouses retroactively to the day of the filing of the motion or petition therefor, unless prior to the reconciliation the spouses execute a matrimonial agreement to the contrary. This agreement need not be approved by the court and is effective toward third persons when filed for registry in the manner provided by Article 2332. The reestablishment of the community is effective toward third persons when a notice thereof is filed for registry in the same manner.\n\nC. If a judgment is rendered on the ground that the spouses were living separate and apart after the filing of a petition for divorce without having reconciled, the judgment shall be effective retroactively to the date the original petition for divorce was filed, without prejudice to rights validly acquired in the interim between filing of the petition or motion and rendition of judgment. All subsequent pleadings or motions involving matters incidental to the divorce must be filed in the first filed suit.
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That's really a question for an attorney.  The laws very from state to state.  You could divorce him based on abandonment, but I don't know if that's possible in Oklahoma.
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Try your local District Court.  Ask where you can get papers for emancipation.
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check with your lawyer before going. i have family that are divorced and they have to sign forms allowing their kids to leave the state even for a short amount of time...be safe.
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Your best bet is to do your research on this site:\nFrequently Asked Legal Research Questions: http://www.law.uh.edu/Libraries/faqs.html \nIn case you can't get to the books here is another link that you can read the way it works in Texas:\nTexas A&M information pamphlet on Foreclosures: http://recenter.tamu.edu/tgrande/vol13-3/1786.html \nBuena Suerte
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Your story is very complicated i suggest that you see an AR lawyer specializing in estates.\nBelow is a brief outline of the law.\nThe property that each spouse brings into the marriage, that is, the property that s/he owned before the marriage, is considered to be "separate" or "non-marital" property. For the property to remain separate, the spouse must keep it apart from marital or community property; that is, s/he would keep it entirely in his/her name. Once the separate property has been commingled (mixed) with marital or community property, it becomes part of the marital property.\nFor example, consider a bank account with $10,000 in it owned by woman before her marriage. This woman then marries and both she and her husband regularly deposit their respective paychecks into the account and periodically withdraw money to pay for their living expenses. At the time of separation twenty years later, the bank account has $5,000 in it. Since marital property has gone into it (deposits of the paychecks and marital or community debts have been paid from it is impossible to trace the original separate property money from that of marital or community property. The result is that this bank account has changed from separate property to marital property.\nSome states, such as California, have a separate property rule that says that all property brought into the marriage, (including gifts and inheritance), that is kept separate and apart from community property remains the separate property of the spouse that owns it.
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Only a licensed Missouri attorney can answer this for you, but you may be able to find the answer yourself if you try looking into the Missouri statutes.  I recommend findlaw.com to my family and friends for this kind of thing.  Here are some general rules, though:\n\nAbandonment:  Common law abandonment is when a person releases property from possession (which is different from ownership) with the intention at that time of never again resuming possession.  Unless your ex left the stuff and clearly never intended to come back for it, you probably could not say it was actually abandoned.\n\nInstead, you would have to argue that it was constructively abandoned.  Constructive abandonment "imagines" that the owner had that "never again" intention when they left off possession, usually because of other evidence -- like how long it has been since they left it without coming back for it.  Because this "imagines" away the right of the owner, the rules are usually set in state law.  You would have to check that (or get an attorney to check it) to find out whether your situation fits it.\n\nAdverse Possession:  This isn't about demons.  It's basically "squatter's rights".  These don't just happen on land, but on other kinds of property, too.  Basically, if you had stolen her things, she would have had a right to sue you, to make you give them back.  That right would have been subject to a statute of limitations, though -- some period of years after which the great law of "you snooze, you lose" takes over.  If that much time passed after your fictional stealing of the property, and she still never sued you, then you could assume ownership of the property by adverse possession.\n\nThe problem you have is that an adverse possessor usually has to hold out a hostile claim to start the clock running.  That means, you have to say loud and clear, "These aren't yours, they're mine."  Otherwise, anyone who rented a house for a few years would just declare himself the new owner, right?  There are probably specific rules in your state that tell you what you would have to do to make a hostile claim (post newspaper ads, for example).  A locally licensed attorney could tell you this, and also how long the clock has to run -- or whether abandonment or some other route might be better.\n\nYour local bar association can probably refer you to an attorney, if you need help with that.  When you talk to them, remember that you already have possession of the property, if "you've got it".  What you want to get is clear title or ownership of it.  Good luck.
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Three to five years (depending on the state) of no contact with or support for the child. Do an internet search on the Florida laws for child abandonment and you should find plenty of info on that kind of thing. Good Luck:)
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Call the Bar Association in Texas and the ethics committee or equivalent.  If you're looking to weed out a "bad" attorney, good luck.  They usually don't break ranks to tell about each other's pasts if they include problems.
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http://www.lexisone.com/index.html, then look under family law forms
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Google is your friend...\n\nRhode Island Title 15- Domestic Relations\nhttp://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE15/INDEX.HTM\n\nSearch for "Rhode Island" + divorce\nhttp://www.google.com/search?q=%22Rhode+Island%22+%2B+divorce&hl=en&lr=&start=10&sa=N
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It would not be advisable to file for divorce yourself.  If there are no children or assets to battle over, you can hire an attorney to file the petition in family court for you at very little cost.  In Texas, divorces can be contested, but in most cases, are not denied.  The complications begin when there are assets to dive and custody issues.  If these issues exist, and your spouse is agreeable, you can contact an attorney to draft a decree and file it in family court.  Your spouse can sign a waiver of appearence and your divorce can be finalizad in 45-60 days.\n\nGood luck to you and sorry to hear things aren't working.\n\nTake care.
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Call the local bar association in that county.  They should be able to hook you up w/ someone who will take the case on a contingency basis.
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There is no time constraint in Texas. \n\nClick the link and then look for the question "What makes a common law marriage?"  Only three criteria are listed, and period of co-habitation is not considered.  \n\nThere are also some other handy facts at this link.
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Do a search on yahoo and check for divorce records in Missouri also check with the local courthouse and see if they would know of resources as well!