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Does it matter who files for divorce first?
Does it matter who files for divorce first?
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there is only a
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minor minor advantage to somebody filing
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first in a divorce case
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and it’s minor because the only impact
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it has is in the in the event that the
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case goes to a final trial
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most of our cases the vast majority of
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our cases settle before it ever reaches
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the courtroom for a final trial
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but there is a very slight advantage to
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having filed first in that instance
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because the person who has filed first
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the petitioner is able to present their
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case first in the final trial but even
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then
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this is not a dispositive advantage to
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having filed first it does not determine
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the outcome of your case if you get to
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present first
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so
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again it is a very minor advantage to
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having filed a divorce petition first
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Austin, TX family law attorney Jamie Kerr talks about the impact of who files for divorce first.
