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Dissolving a marriage does not necessarily have to be contentious. In fact, many couples are able to come to decisions regarding custody, child support, and property division without a judge’s intervention. When this is possible, it can significantly cut down on expenses, save time, and help protect children from the more emotional aspects of divorce. Mediation is one of the…
In the midsts of the holidays, not everyone is full of cheer and happiness. Thousands of homes across the country are in the middle of strife and anxiety, more than that associated with entertaining for the holidays. Recent studies show an increase in divorce cases following the holidays. Many psychologists offer possible reasoning for the rise. Bad Gifts In…
Most people relocate twelve times during their adult lifetimes, with a majority of these moves prompted by job changes and coming before age 45. Since many people in this age group have young children, modification of existing divorce or family law orders is often necessary. This is especially true in Texas, because of the vast distances between communities, at least…
The poverty rate among unmarried women over 50 is nearly three times higher than the rate for divorced men over 50, according to a recent study. To explain the discrepancy, researchers pointed to Social Security laws. When the Social Security Act was passed in the 1930s, most eligible persons were married, and so women who had been absent from the…
Many litigants and practitioners consider these forms of alternative dispute resolution to be similar. There are some commonalities, not the least of which is that they are both negotiation-based, as opposed to litigation-based, methods for dispute resolution. But comparing this alternative to complex property litigation with mediation is a little like comparing this article to William Shakespeare’s literary epic Hamlet:…
Unmarried women over 50 are nearly five times more likely to live in poverty as married women in that age group, according to a recent divorce study. Researchers from Bowling Green University also found a number of other “wide ranging financial consequences” to divorce in this age group. There are several reasons for this reality. First, according to the study,…
Texas is one of the few states that recognize informal marriages for all purposes, although most jurisdictions do give legal force and effect to common-law marriages from other states. As the name implies, an informal marriage does not require a license or ceremony. However, to dissolve one of these relationships, there must be a legal divorce and perhaps even a…
Two or three generations ago, divorce was not a realistic option for most people, due largely to moral, religious, and economic reasons. This was especially true for those over 50. Instead, many couples opted to lead separate lives, and perhaps even lived in separate households, but remained legally married. However, divorce lost much of its moral stigma in the 1970s,…
In July 2015, a Bexar County district judge gave the green light for a same-sex divorce to proceed through the system. The case has enormous implications for high asset divorce cases in Travis County and elsewhere in Central Texas. The women legally married in Washington in 2010, and subsequently settled in the San Antonio area. One partner was artificially inseminated…
Divorces can quickly turn into stressful battles. Ending a marriage is an emotional hurdle, and spouses may have to adjust to new social circles. Additionally, some couples must deal with the complications of property division, child custody, alimony, and other areas of divorce law. Although no divorce is easy, understanding how the laws relate to your case can make the process…