NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA.
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AND IN THE INTEREST OF: (List all children you and your spouse have together who are under 18 or still in high school.)
1. _________________________ 2. _________________________ 3. _________________________
4. _________________________ 5. _________________________ 6. _________________________
Waiver of Service Only (Specific Waiver)
WARNING to Respondent: Without the advice and help of an attorney, you may be putting yourself, your
property and your money at risk. For a referral to an attorney, or if you are poor to the nearest Legal Aid Office,
call the State Bar of Texas Lawyer Referral Information Service at 1-800-252-9690.
If you are a victim of domestic violence, or if at any time you feel unsafe, you can get confidential help from the
National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or legal help from the Texas Advocacy Project Family
Violence Legal Line at 1-800-374-4673.
INSTRUCTIONS to Respondent: If you decide to use this form:
● Do not sign it until at least one day after the Original Petition for Divorce has been filed (turned in to the
court). If you sign this form before then, you will have to redo it. Your spouse should have given you a copy
of the Original Petition for Divorce. The official court stamp on your copy will tell you when it was filed.
● Fill out this form completely. You MUST include your mailing address.
● Sign this form in front of a notary. Do not sign until you are standing in front of the notary.
● File (turn in) the original signed form to the court where your spouse filed the Original Petition for Divorce.
Keep a copy for your records. Give a copy to your spouse.
● Get additional information about divorce at www.TexasLawHelp.org.
The person who signed this affidavit appeared, in person, before me, the undersigned notary,
and stated under oath:
“I am the Respondent in this case.
“My name is: ________________________________________________________________________.
First Middle Last
“My mailing address is: ________________________________________________________________.
Mailing Address City State Zip
“My phone number is: (_________) __________-___________________.
“My email address is: _________________________________________________________________.
“My fax number (if available) is: _________________________________________________________.
“The last three numbers of my driver’s license number are: ___ ___ ___. My driver’s license was
issued in (State): ________________________.
Or “ I do not have a driver’s license number.
Print court information exactly as it appears on the Original Petition for Divorce.
IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF
(Court Number)
District Court
County Court at Law
Print first, middle and last name of the spouse filing for divorce.
And
Print first, middle and last name of other spouse.