2026 state court fee data · Texas
Divorce in Texas
Recorded at $250–$350 - mid-pack among the civil filings in Texas, and one of 10 states where we price this filing.
Fee rank is not wait rank
Signature reading for Divorce in Texas: 7 steps on published procedural depth for this filing. On this filing's state cohort, Texas sits in the upper third of recorded max fees ($250–$350). Texas records a long end of the waiting-period distribution for this filing (60 days). The published step list sits near the 6-step median for this filing (7 steps). According to PlainCivil's compiled state court fee schedules, Divorce in Texas ranks #42 of 120 process-state filings by maximum filing fee (highest max fee = #1). California lists the highest divorce filing-fee ceiling at $435 among 10 states for this filing; that is not the longest wait: North Carolina records 365 days on a $225 ceiling.
Divorce figures for Texas are compiled schedule reference, not legal advice - verify with the clerk where you intend to file.
In-state wait inventory
Waiting periods among Texas civil filings
Exclusive split of all 12 tracked filings in Texas - orthogonal to in-state fee placement below.
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In-state placement
Where divorce sits among Texas filings
Of the 12 civil filings we track in Texas, divorce ranks 6 by recorded maximum fee: mid-pack among the civil filings in Texas. Neighbours: Property Dispute at $400 and Name Change at $350.
Same-state corpus only, not a national ranking. How we place filings
8 of 10 states publishing a waiting-period field for this filing impose one; Texas records 60 days.
The Texas row lists 7 procedural steps against a 6-step median for this filing: a reading of published detail, not difficulty.
Filing Fee Details
Varies by county. Harris County ~$300, Travis County ~$280. Indigency waivers available.
Texas's high-band fee among states
Texas sits in the upper third of this filing's state cohort at $250–$350 (rank #4 of 10 by max fee).
Source: state court filing-fee schedules (upper-bound fee per state). Verify current amounts with the relevant court. How we calculate this ranking →
Key Requirements
- File Original Petition for Divorce
- Serve spouse via constable/process server
- 60-day mandatory waiting period
- Finalize with Decree of Divorce
- Property division per community property rules
Step-by-Step Process
- 1
File Original Petition for Divorce in District Court
- 2
Serve spouse (Waiver of Service or formal service)
- 3
Spouse has 20 days to answer
- 4
Discovery and negotiations
- 5
Wait 60 days from filing
- 6
Attend final hearing
- 7
Judge signs Final Decree of Divorce
Important Notes
Texas is a community property state. Fault grounds can affect property division.
Grounds / Eligibility
No-fault (insupportability) or fault grounds (cruelty, adultery, abandonment, felony conviction)
Quick Reference
- Fee stamp
- STANDARD schedule band
- Wait stamp
- MID clock band
- Filing Fee
- $250–$350
- Residency
- 6 months in Texas, 90 days in county where filing
- Waiting Period
- 60 days
- Typical Timeline
- 60 days minimum, 3-6 months uncontested, 12-24+ months contested
Official Resources
Nearest fee-schedule peers in Texas
Ordered by ABS(filing_fee_max) to this row's STANDARD stamp - not an A-Z process catalog.
Take this with you
What to do with divorce in Texas's numbers, next.
- Read the step-by-step guide for divorce How to file for divorce
- See how every state compares on divorce filing fees View state rankings
- Check where this fee sits against every other filing we track Use the fee percentile tool
Filing fees and requirements change; verify current figures with your local court before filing.
| Publisher | PlainCivil |
| Sources | Public state court datasets and federal civil-justice records |