Grounds basically means the reason for your divorce. In Texas, you can file for divorce based on fault grounds or no fault grounds.
The fault grounds are adultery, cruelty (domestic violence), incarceration and abandonment.
The no fault grounds are insupportability, living apart for 3+ years, and confinement in a mental institution.
The vast majority of divorce cases [...]
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Texas courts typically only appoint a lawyer for you in a criminal case. So it’s unlikely that a judge will will appoint an attorney for you for a family matter such as divorce.
However, if one party to the divorce is missing or unable to be found, the court may appoint someone to represent their interests. [...]
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