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Divorces are notorious for being time-consuming, emotionally draining, and financially taxing. Unfortunately, in Texas, this is often exacerbated by the unique legal process required to divide community property. In many cases, most of a couple’s assets fall under the category of community property and an unfair division could be devastating, so if you or a loved one is considering a…
In Texas, the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent who retains custody of a child is referred to as a conservatorship. Although a family law judge can set the terms of a conservatorship, it is much simpler and less stressful if the parents can come to an agreement outside of the courtroom, so if you are considering a divorce,…
When a couple has difficulty seeing eye to eye as they begin the process of ending their marriage, it often takes an aggressive divorce attorney to step in and help address the core legal issues and ensure that the client’s best interest is protected. It is not uncommon for disagreements to arise about everything from alimony and child support to…
Dealing with child support in the midst of a divorce can go one of two ways: The process can either go smoothly or it gets messy. There is rarely any in-between when it comes to agreeing on arrangements and rights between two parties. While some divorcing spouses make it through the transition seamlessly and with mutual understanding – albeit a…
Divorce can be challenging enough under normal circumstances, but when the issue of domestic violence is also in the picture, the divorce process is even more complex. Whereas typical divorce can involve a mixture of minor or major disagreements about finances, property, and lifestyle arrangements, domestic violence in the midst of divorce brings an entirely different level of fear to…
Texas is one of only a handful of states with a provision that is designed to protect sexual assault victims in the event that a child is conceived. This law allows women to seek termination of the father’s rights through family court. Unfortunately, there are some key flaws in this provision. On one hand, women may attempt to abuse the…
Earlier this year, the Panama law firm, Mossack Fonseca, leaked more than 11 million confidential documents. Said to contain information on how some of the world’s wealthiest people hide their assets, those documents gave insight to just how easy it is to swindle a spouse during high asset divorce proceedings. But, until now, the general public did not have access…
Estimates suggest that around one million couples divorce in America each year. A percentage of those couples are parents of children with special needs. Often more prone to experiencing emotional distress during the changes that may occur during and after a divorce, the special medical, behavioral, therapeutic, and/or basic care needs must continue amidst the chaos. As such, divorcing parents…
For certain types of cases, collaborative law may be an excellent tool for a high-asset divorce and other similar family law proceedings. When the legislature enacted Chapter 15 of the Family Code in 2001, it was one of the first collaborative law statutes in the country. Two years later, the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, one of the leading practice…
Texas is one of only nine community property states in the Union. The concept originally comes from Spanish law, and was adopted by Mexico in the 19th century and passed onto its possessions in what is now the modern-day United States. The idea is that marital property belongs to both spouses upon divorce, due to the emotional and financial nature…