contact todayFans of the Los Angeles Lakers and one of its star players, Kobe Bryant, may have heard that the All-Star shooting guard has reconciled with his wife, Vanessa. Although she filed for divorce in 2011, the couple -- who married in 2000 and have two daughters --...
Month: February 2013
Texas grandma raising 4 shares struggles, successes with others
Raising four young children is an enormous challenge for any two parents, but imagine what a struggle it would be for a single grandmother. That's what one Texas woman has been doing for years, having no other choice when the children's mother turned to drugs.The...
Divorced dads can bond with daughters through sports
Many fathers have a hard time finding common ground with their daughters as they grow into adolescence. After a divorce, it can be even more difficult to form a good relationship or maintain the bond they had in earlier years, especially if the father is the...
Heavy drinking a clear path to divorce, study shows
The decision to marry often includes, in wedding ceremonies, the vow to remain together "until death do us part." That promise, however, appears to be losing much of its iron-clad connotation: divorce rates have steadily risen in the past decade as the challenges of...
Father arrested in Texas after defying child custody order
Divorced parents know that having to divide the time they spend with their children is one of the most difficult aspects of ending a marriage. The transition from seeing one's children every day to every other weekend can be especially hard for non-custodial parents....
Secret bank accounts can empower spouses, but watch for pitfalls
Today millions of Texans will celebrate Valentine's Day, some more extravagantly than others. Many couples will keep the affair low-key with dinner and a movie. Others will exchange lavish gifts. How you do it may depend on your household finances; if you and your...
Prenuptial agreements aren’t just for wealthy, anxious couples
Regular readers of this blog may already know that a prenuptial agreement can be a positive undertaking for any couple about to be married, even if they end up staying together until death do them part. While they're most common among engaged couples with a high net...
‘Mummy’ star wants child support, alimony payments reduced
When a couple in Texas divorces, it's standard procedure to determine whether one spouse will make support payments to the other. If the couple has children, the parent who obtains child custody will usually receive monthly child support payments from the other. The...
Same-sex couples must take early steps to protect rights, part 2
In our last post we discussed the challenges that same-sex couples have when it comes to establishing their rights as non-biological parents. These challenges may also apply to heterosexual couples in which one parent isn't biologically related to their child. Putting...
It takes a village (or a few extra people) to get a divorce
The Texas Supreme Court recently decided that residents of the state can file for divorce by completing ready-made forms instead of relying on an attorney to put in the work. These forms may offer a solution for divorcing couples who have no disagreements over the...
