Contested vs. Uncontested
Whether your case is considered contested or uncontested depends on whether you and your spouse have reached agreements on all of the issues. Uncontested divorces are less expensive and less stressful and, if children are involved, the parents can usually keep their coparenting relationship intact. While an uncontested divorce is always the goal, most cases […]
Common Mistakes in Calculating Child Support
While the guideline child support is relatively easy to calculate there are a number of mistakes that people make in calculating child support. These mistakes usually involve determining the“ net resources”. Failing to ask for Retroactive Child Support is another common mistake. This occurs when someone has not previously been ordered to pay child support. […]
Common Law Marriage
This is one of the most misunderstood laws relating to marriages. Living together, without anything else, is not sufficient to create a common law marriage. The couple must take purposeful action to be common law married in Texas. It does not happen by accident. Once a common law marriage exists, it is treated the same […]
Collaborative Divorce Process
The Collaborative Divorce Process is an alternative to litigation that is designed to enable the spouses to work together to resolve their case outside of court. This is an option for those that want to keep their case out of the courtroom and do not want to relinquish control of their case toa judge or […]
Child Support Calculator
Either make a child support calculator to be used here or link it to the attorney general’s child support calculator here https://csapps.oag.texas.gov/monthly-child-support-calculator Using the child support calculator gives an estimate of what the actual child support obligation will be. An experienced child custody attorney knows what factors can be presented to deviate from the child […]
Types of Custody
“There really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” Anne Lamott 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. […]