Things You Should Do Before Filing for Divorce
Before acting it is always important to get information. You will want information about the process of divorce as well as what you can expect in your particular case. This information will help you determine how you should proceed and help guide you through the process. Most people start with a google search of divorce […]
Types of Custody
Child custody is called conservatorship in Texas. Conservatorship is the right to make decisions and act on behalf of your child. There are three types of conservatorship: Joint Managing Conservatorship, Sole Managing Conservatorship and Possessory Conservatorship. A managing conservator has the following rights and duties: 1. right to designate the primary residence of the child; […]
Gray Divorce
Gray divorce is a divorce for spouses who are 50 or older. Gray divorces differ from younger divorces, as these involve spouses that are either already empty nesters or soon will be. This is usually when people start planning what retirement will look like as well. While the spouses may have been able to work […]
Valuation of a Business
It is the American Dream to create and build a business through time, toil and talent. To now worry about how that business will be treated in dividing the community property is unnerving. Often business owners worry that all of their hard work will be destroyed and leave them destitute, or worse yet, that they […]
Visitation
Possession Schedules “To be in your children’s memories tomorrow. You have to be in their lives today.” Anonymous Possession and Access is the most fought over issue in family law. Most fight so they can spend more time with the child and some have to fight for the child to have less time with the […]
Geographic Restriction
People say home is where the heart is, but in Texas, home may be where the court orders it to be. To enable both parents the ability to participate fully in a child’s life courts usually order that the child’s primary residence be within a certain geographic area. While this restriction seems to only apply […]
Father’s Rights
“A good Father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” Billy Graham As families transitioned from mainly stay at home moms to two income families, and even families where the Father stays at home with the children, the law has changed and Father’s […]
Divorcing a Narcissist
Marriage with a narcissist is a dysfunctional and toxic relationship that involves emotional abuse. The narcissist slowly destroys your mental health and self-esteem. It is difficult for you to recognize the dysfunction because the narcissist’s damage has continually made you believe everything is your fault. Instead of looking at the fault and actions of the […]
Division of Retirement
Retirement is often mistakenly believed to belong to the person that earned it. What is misunderstood by many people getting divorced, is that your income belongs to the community estate. In other words, it is no longer “your” income but “our” income once you get married. That is because your time, toil and talent belong […]
Division of Marital Home
The marital home is usually one of the largest assets a couple has and one of the more fought over items in property division. The marital home can be separate property or community property depending on when title vested and to whom title vested. There is also the issue of who is going to live […]