Bexar County District Clerk website

If you contact a divorce attorney in Bexar County, chances are he'll be able to tell you if your spouse has already filed for divorce, or if she's ever been divorced in Bexar County in the past.  Did you know you can check divorce cases, custody cases, and most other civil lawsuits online in Bexar County.  If you know the name of one of the parties, you can find out if they are currently a party to a divorce or other civil lawsuit, or if they have ever been a party to divorce or other lawsuit, by checking this site:  http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/dclerk/

As a divorce lawyer in Bexar County, Texas, I routinely check the District Clerk's website to determine whether or not my client's spouse has already filed for divorce.  Aside from the obvious strategic considerations of being a Respondent rather than a Petitioner in a divorce case, it can also save my client a lot of money in filing fees, costs for service of process, the cost of preparing and filing a detailed original petition, etc.

If you meet with a divorce lawyer in Bexar County, Texas, you should ask him or her to do such a check if you think there is any chance that your spouse may already have filed.  Of course, this will only determine whether a filing has occurred in Bexar County, Texas, and not any other counties or states.

J. Michael Clay is a family law and divorce lawyer in San Antonio, Texas. His practice focuses on child custody cases, child support, enforcement, modification, divorce, and adoption.  He is licensed to practice law in all state courts in the State of Texas, and in federal courts in the Western District of Texas.
Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in any particular area of law.

Comments

[K Ryan]

Nice blog site. Good job.

You mentioned the following:

My question has to do with the amount of fees I have paid to a divorce lawyer in San Antonio and the service received thus far. Please read below.

Question: I did hire an attorney in San Antonio, TX for assistance with a divorce on my behalf. My soon to be ex-wife lives in Maryland. I have not been pleased with my attorney. He filed the divorce petition in May 2007 as an uncontested divorce. I had to push him to write the divorce decree which he finally got around to in September 2007 (after the initial filing in May 2007). He also wrote a quit claim deed, a waiver of service of process, and a cover letter. At this point I paid him $900.00.

In October 2007, I paid him another $500.00 since we had to amend the divorce petition from uncontested to contested divorce. He did file the amended petition. However, I received no copies.

Then, as soon as the amended divorce petition was filed, my wife decided to sign the divorce documents and forward to my attorney. Therefore, no service of process was required (note: I had to research the service of process company in Maryland and I had to forward the $60.00 service of process fee, so my lawyer had no billable hours spent on this process).

Now I'm asking him to provide the divorce documents to me to permit me to finally go to court and obtain the divorce.

In short, in addition to the delays by this attorney (which could have impacted the case), have I overpayed this lawyer ? Not that I want my money back. I'm just curious if approximately $1,400.00 is sufficient for the work (or lack of expeditious legal work) this attorney has provided to me. Additionally, I have no intent to file a complaint. I'm just curious from a consumer standpoint on fees paid.

Thanks,

K Ryan

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I don't know much, K Ryan, but here's what I do know. Divorce lawyers, especially in your area, tend to be really pricey. I don't know about his quality of work, but I BELIEVE the price itself is actually about average, if not slightly below average for what was performed.

Marc

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