Would you like to date before your divorce is finalized? When facing divorce, it’s understandable that you may want to move on to your next stage in life as quickly as possible. Maybe you’ve found a companion you’d like to spend time with while your divorce is in process and don’t want to wait until it has completely concluded. In this post, divorce attorney Jennifer Hargrave discusses the legality of dating after filing for divorce.
Dating After Filing For Divorce
As a divorce attorney, people often ask me whether they can date again, now that they have filed for divorce? Dating before a divorce is finalized is not against the law, but it will complicate your divorce process. There’s no such thing as a legal separation in Texas. Here, you are married until you are divorced. Hence, sleeping around with somebody else during the divorce means committing adultery.
What impact will dating during the divorce process have on your divorce?
It may not impact it at all, but the truth is that dating can make the divorce process a lot more complicated depending on the kind of emotional issues that arise.
A divorce attorney does not make decisions for you, all we can do is advise you of your options, and then you make the decisions and live your lives. But after years of helping people navigate their way through a divorce to a happier future, I can advise you that it would be best to wait. For either partner to date prior to the divorce being finalized can add a layer of hurt and high emotions that could simply be avoided with a little patience.
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