Divorce is often difficult for everyone in the family. The changes that come with it can impact any children involved as much as the adults. Things can be even more difficult if you suspect that your former spouse is working to damage your relationship with your...
Year: 2022
When your child’s other parent denies you visitation
When you have a Texas child custody agreement in place, your child’s other parent has a legal obligation to comply with the agreement and follow its terms. If your son or daughter’s other parent fails to bring your shared child to you at the agreed-upon time or...
How does Texas law approach property division?
Texas is one of only a few community property states. In theory, the state requires equal division of all property acquired during the marriage. However, there are exceptions to the marital property rule, and separate property does not apply. Separate property...
How can you avoid stress and fights during property division?
No matter what struggles you have during divorce, dividing up property can leave you overwhelmed. You and your ex-spouse may continually feel frustrated and fail to discuss this topic calmly. Keeping a few habits in mind can help you to focus on the process and avoid...
Parenting time and holidays
Whether you have already completed the divorce process and have concerns about spending time with your children or you want to learn more about how a future divorce could affect your relationship with your kids, it is pivotal to go over parenting time. Courts go over...
How to split parenting time fairly when one parent moves away
Sharing responsibilities with your ex-spouse can be a difficult balancing act even if you live in the same city. If one parent decides to move far away, perhaps even out of state, then the matter of fairly splitting parenting time becomes a huge obstacle. Parents who...
Who gets your engagement ring after your divorce?
Even though your marriage has not worked out exactly as you expected, you have fond and meaningful memories of your pre-marriage life. Many of these, of course, include happier times with your current spouse. You even may love to tell the story of your magical...
3 approaches to business valuation during divorce
Valuating a business is one of the most complicated processes during a divorce. According to U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses make up 99.9 percent of all US businesses. The amount of wealth generated is staggering, and if you are in the middle of a...
4 tips for coping with the shock of divorce
The decision to divorce can produce an emotional shock to your system. This is true whether you are the one who decided to seek the divorce or it was your spouse's decision that comes as a complete surprise to you. The emotional chaos of the moment can be...
3 child custody considerations of parents in a same-sex divorce
The laws you will encounter that govern same-sex marriage and child custody may not always be clear. You might see a new precedence being set with the rulings of same-sex custody cases. Here are three aspects that can affect the child custody ruling in your same-sex...