[header] How to get a divorce in texas [title] Meet the residency requirement. [step] At the time you file for divorce, either you or your spouse must have been living in texas for the preceding six-month period. This does not mean you have to have been married in texas, but only that you or your spouse has resided in texas for the required period of time. 
[substeps] You can still file for divorce in texas if one of the spouses lives out of state. The requirement only states that one of the spouses has lived in texas for the required six months.