Waller County, TX Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

Have her served with a copy of the petition and a citation. If she fails to file an answer, ask the judge for a default judgment. I suggest you hire a lawyer.

Technically, at two years you've been married to your military husband long enough under Texas law to be entitled to a small portion of his military retired pay. However, until you've been married to him for ten years, the military finance center will not pay you directly. After two years of marriage you will be entitled to an award of roughly 5% of his monthly disposable net 20-year retired pay at his current grade, if, as and when he actually retires and receives it. You will be entitled to no medical or other dependent benefits after the divorce. In Texas you are not likely to get more than temporary spousal support (while a divorce case is pending) because you've been married for too short a time. It may be in your financial interest to stay married as long as possible.

What you can reasonably bargain for depends on a myriad of issues. You do not have to agree to a post nuptial agreement at all. You have to address every asset separately to see what was earned during the marriage or paid for with marital funds (earnings during the marriage). Those things should certainly be construed as community property which, if you divorce, is not necessarily 50/50. It just has to be fair (equitable). The other question to ask is why is he wanting this now? Is he getting ready for a divorce? Please find a lawyer to help you with this. It's complicated and if you sign it without legal advice, you're stuck with it.