Portland, TX Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

Well I suppose you could look at it as being fun to live in sin for 47 years or as my wife's uncle said in a somewhat similar situation, can I go play the field now? No, you are married and have been for 47 mostly wonderful years. I don't think that the divorce paperwork will be necessary. You have marriage certificate if it gets down to that and that should be all that SS wants. It wouldn't hurt to call them and see if there is anything more, but I doubt it.

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.  

What happens if you get a divorce is that the agreements of the prenuptial agreement are followed unless you can show that it was signed under fraud or duress or not followed during the marriage. It doesn't matter where the property is located as far as a U.S. court is concerned. Enforcement in another country may however be difficult.