It is not uncommon for a patient suffering from COPD to be denied disability benefits at the initial stage of the Social Security Disability application process. In fact, only 30 percent of applications are approved at this stage of the process.
Time to Answer. After your spouse receives your divorce papers, he has 20 days under Texas law to answer by filing his own pleadings with the court. This time also runs concurrently with your waiting period. Whether you'll be able to divorce right away after the waiting period expires depends a great deal on what happens during these 20 days.
In most cases, you must wait at least 61 days from the day you filed your Original Petition for. Divorce before you can finish your divorce. You can always wait longer than 61 days, but your. divorce cannot be finished in less than 61 days.