Ennis, TX Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

There is no such thing as legal separation in the state of Texas. I strongly recommend you schedule a consultation with a family attorney in the State of Texas to determine whether or not your wife actually got a divorce or under what circumstances a judge ordered you to pay child support if you two are still married. If you're only separated (not legally divorced), then yes your wife would need to sign the paperwork for you to purchase a home, so it is imperative that you get divorced as soon as you can to make sure you are the only one legally benefiting from this transaction.

You may file for divorce in Texas after living in Texas for six months. File in the county where you have lived at least 90 days. I am not sure what you mean about publicizing in the papers, but if you mean having the divorce citation served on him by publication, that is not available in cases where you know where he lives or could easily obtain that information.  You will need to have your husband served with the petition for divorce by a constable or process server.  Then your husband has an opportunity to respond to the suit.  

If you signed a prenuptial agreement and if it meets the requirements for the state of Utah, you are probably bound by its terms. The exception would be if your husband misrepresented his assets or otherwise defrauded you into signing it. His telling you that it was required might not meet the requirements to set the agreement aside, since you could easily have contacted an attorney to see if your husband's representations were correct. If your husband has put your name on the title to any properties, here or outside the U.S., that probably removes them from the terms of the prenuptial agreement. If so, those properties would be subject to being divided by the divorce court along with the rest of the marital property that has been acquired during the marriage.