The opposing spouse, or petitioner, will file Original Petition for Divorce with information regarding their settlement requests in which the other spouse has 20 days to respond to with an answer document, according to Texas divorce laws. (fmltlaw.com)
The original petition — published in June 2013 on the «We The People» website and signed by 167,954 people — asked the White House for a «full, free and absolute pardon for any crimes [Snowden] has committed or may have committed related to blowing the whistle on secret NSA [National Security Agency] surveillance programs.» (businessinsider.com)
That process usually takes about eight weeks after the original petition is filed, unless the parties receive extensions. (buffalonews.com)