At the end of your marriage, you are likely to have many details to track. Perhaps you are keeping a record of expenses or an event calendar for the first time, especially if you have depended on a spouse to watch over these day-to-day concerns. When you separate your...
Year: 2017
Studies find children who split time fare better
When Texas parents decide to split up, finding the best custody arrangement for their children can be a difficult and emotionally fraught situation. However, new studies have found that when shared custody is possible, it is the best situation for the child. As the...
Plan for divorce by understanding your financial situation
From high profile divorces involving millions of dollars to low profile and low cost divorces, the rules in Texas law remain the same. Either the parties have to come to agreement on the equitable distribution of property, spousal support, child support and physical...
Child custody issues for same-sex partners aren’t always clear
Same-sex couples can now marry legally, and with that also comes the possibility of divorce and divorce-related issues. If you're part of a married same-sex couple and you have children, you will most likely have to iron things out like who will get custody of the...
Texas and the growing issue of international child abduction
Divorces can come with countless negative repercussions, especially in cases wherein parents do not agree on assigned child custody rights. In Texas, child custody is also known as conservatorship, which describes standard legal rights of a parent. Identical to child...
Custody battle forces tennis star to miss US Open
Tennis fans across Texas will not see Victoria Azarenka compete in this year's US Open. As the New York Post reports, the tennis star has been ordered by a judge not to leave the state of California with her baby boy until she has settled a custody dispute with...
Marital residence: Do I stay or do I go?
The family home: It can naturally be a wellspring of good memories and comfort for a married couple. However, when the couple gets divorced, the family home can quickly turn into a source of contention.Spouses who are going through divorce in Texas may desire to keep...
What is the Hague Abduction Convention?
If you are one of the many separated or divorced spouses in Texas who has minor children with your former partner, you will understandably be concerned about the strength and validity of any custody agreement you enter into. You know that even getting to the point of...
These jobs most likely to lead to divorce before 30
Texas couples know the strain that comes from work can make marriage more difficult. As MarketWatch notes, nearly 41 percent of first marriages end in divorce. Depending upon the career path a person chooses, there could be added stress, and a recent study shows...
A checklist can help you better navigate your divorce
You organize all kinds of things in your life with checklists. It's so much easier to tackle a tough, multi-step process when it has been broken down into smaller component parts. You can choose to handle the end of your marriage in the same way. Just because...