Theoretically, the least amount of time it can take to get divorced in Texas is 61 days. However, even an uncontested divorce typically takes about three to four months to finalize due to the court's docket and the schedules of all the parties involved.
Unless there was family violence, the judge can't finalize a divorce at the hearing until 60 days after the petition for divorce was filed. Keep that in mind when "setting," or scheduling, your hearing. How you will set the hearing will vary from county to county. Please check with your court for exact details.
Procedures: Please e-file all appropriate documents for your case with the Bexar County Probate Clerk's office, including Proposed Orders, Judgments, Affidavits of Heirship, and Proof of Death for review.
The Writ of Possession allows for the possession of the property, after a deputy has posted written notice notifying the tenant a writ has been issued. By law, we are required to give a minimum of 24 hours notice before enforcing the writ.
You may contact the Bexar County Clerk regarding property information by calling (210) 335-2216. The County Clerk is located at 100 Dolorosa Suite 104 San Antonio, Texas 78205 and is operated Monday through Friday from am to pm. This division handles: Real Property/Land Records.
After you've filed the divorce petition, Texas has a mandatory 60-day waiting period before you can get your final divorce decree. (Tex. Fam. Code § 6.702(a) (2022).)
As a practical matter, all divorces take time. Even after divorce is granted, the quickest it would be official would be 90 days AFTER the judgement is entered. It will be at least 6 months before you can get divorced in the quickest way possible.
Under Texas law, there is a waiting period of at least 60 days—counted beginning the day after the Petition is filed—before a divorce can be finalized. A divorce can take longer than 60 days, but it cannot be finalized in fewer than 60 days unless one of two exceptions involving family violence applies.
To file an eviction, please contact a Justice of the Peace office. The Justice of the Peace hours of operation are Monday through Friday from am to pm. Evictions must be filed in the precinct of the occupied property. Confirm Precinct location here.
To contact the County Clerk's Probate Department, please call 210-335-2241. To search for court records please visit the Bexar County Odyssey Portal.