Q: I filed a protective order against my husband in my county a month ago and still no status.
My husband and I live together and I'm afraid of filing for a divorce without the protection order in place. What are my options?
A:
Your husband will know as soon as he is served with the protective order papers. If the prosecutor's office is too slow, you could always pay your divorce attorney to seek the protective order instead. A private attorney CAN do it, its just that most people rely on the prosecutor's office because their attorneys fees are paid by the taxpayers instead of directly by the protective order applicant.
In the event that the protective order is granted, the respondent (your husband) will be ordered to pay attorney's fees. However, his debts are your debts because you are married and Texas is a community property state ... so should really hire need a local divorce attorney.
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