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.
The length of your case can vary considerably depending on the circumstances. In Nebraska, there is a 60-day waiting period after the dissolution is filed until the court will grant the dissolution. If there are children involved or if there is any dispute over property, the divorce will most likely take longer.