Divorce is stressful enough without guessing how it works. The San Antonio family-law firms below handle divorce, custody, and property in Bexar County courts — including military divorces, which are common given the city's service population. Texas is a community-property state with a mandatory 60-day wait, and that shapes both your timeline and your cost.
Texas is a no-fault state: you can divorce on the ground of "insupportability" without proving fault, though fault grounds such as adultery or cruelty remain and can shift the property division. To file in Bexar County, one spouse must have lived in Texas for six months and in the county for 90 days. After filing, Texas imposes a 60-day waiting period before the divorce can be final, even in full agreement.
On property, Texas is a community-property state: most assets and debts acquired during the marriage belong to both spouses and are divided in a "just and right" way — often, but not always, roughly equal. Property owned before marriage or received as a gift or inheritance is usually separate, provided you can prove it. San Antonio's many military families add specific issues: dividing military retirement, the Survivor Benefit Plan, and handling deployments in a parenting plan.
For children, Texas frames custody as "conservatorship" and uses a Standard Possession Order as the default schedule, with support set by statutory guidelines tied to the paying parent's income. A capable San Antonio family lawyer treats the parenting plan as seriously as the finances, because that's what shapes daily life after the decree.
A 40-plus-year San Antonio family-law firm in which every partner is board-certified in family law — an uncommon distinction. Handles complex-property divorces, military divorces (relevant given the city's large service population), and custody. Built for higher-stakes or complicated splits.
San Antonio family-law practice handling divorce, custody, mediation, and collaborative cases. A fit for clients who want to keep a divorce out of a courtroom fight where the facts allow.
San Antonio firm handling divorce, custody, and complex property division. A reasonable comparison option for a Bexar County divorce that involves a house, retirement accounts, or a closely held business.
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An uncontested San Antonio divorce — agreement on property, support, and children — is often handled for a flat fee of $1,500-$3,500 plus the filing fee. It's the cheapest route and realistic for many couples.
A contested divorce is billed hourly, commonly $300-$475/hour in San Antonio, against a retainer of $3,000-$7,500. Total cost follows the conflict level: a moderately contested case often lands between $7,500 and $25,000, with high-asset, business, or military-retirement cases higher.
Mediation can cut both, and Bexar County courts commonly order it before trial. Several San Antonio firms emphasize collaborative and mediated divorce — ask whether your case qualifies.
The Texas 60-day waiting period sets the floor, starting when the petition is filed. A fully agreed, uncontested divorce typically finishes in 60-120 days.
A contested divorce usually runs 8-18 months, depending on the Bexar County court's calendar and the issues in dispute. Military retirement, a business, or complex property push toward the longer end.
Custody and support can be modified later as life changes, so the first decree is rarely the last word. A solid parenting plan now saves return trips to court.
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