Month: October 2012

No one loves your children more than you do. For most parents, that's a no-brainer. But sometimes the love a parent has for his or her child can lead to irrational thoughts and actions. This is particularly true in the case of divorced or unmarried couples.Most...

The final day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month is today, but that doesn't mean Texans should put the issue out of their minds. For thousands of families across the state, domestic violence is a very real and ongoing problem that deserves our attention, especially...

It may seem a silly question for most people in Dallas, but the answer may surprise residents: In many states, rapists can gain child custody, or at least visitation rights, with their children, even if that child was conceived through rape. It may seem paradoxical,...

Tony Dungy, former Indianapolis Colts head coach, has established an online petition hoping to garner the support of both President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney as he seeks stronger emphasis on fatherhood in the U.S.The coach runs an organization whose website,...

Caring for aging parents eventually becomes a concern for most people. If your parents are still married, you may need to determine whether they have enough retirement funds to maintain their standard of living and cover any extra expenses that come up, especially the...

As we discussed in a blog post last week, issues surrounding child custody can add a high amount of stress to any couple's divorce proceedings. Many times the arguments about where a child will live or how much time he or she will spend with a noncustodial parent can...

In this still-stagnant economy, many Texas parents are continuing to struggle to make ends meet. This is especially true for single parents, most of whom rely on child support to pay all of their monthly expenses. But as millions of these parents can attest, payments...

Most parents have dreams of sending their children off into the world, either to college or the workforce, and reveling in that empty nest with all the free time they could possibly want. But many Texas residents with children find themselves dusting off their early...

Child custody cases in which two parents disagree on where to raise their children are quite common in Texas, but when these disputes involve parents who live extreme distances apart, the non-custodial parent is often left feeling desperate and out of control. And...

A lot can change over 20 years, including trends in marriage. If you had asked the average bride- or groom-to-be two decades to sign a prenuptial agreement, you might have gotten a resounding, insulted "no."Perhaps people are getting more jaded or simply more...