no matter how ready you feel for the divorce or no matter the reasons you want to get the divorce, the process and the subject matter is serious. let’s get into what a divorce is and where you begin the process of getting a divorce in texas. we will not get into this subject all that much today but the term “co-parent” is one that you should become familiar with if you are about to get a divorce and have young kids. this means that you do not have to specify in an original petition for divorce what the cause of your divorce is. you are formally filing a divorce lawsuit against your spouse and introducing your family to the court to obtain a divorce.