McKinney Divorce Law Blog

When a married couple in Texas or elsewhere decides to divorce, the decision undoubtedly has a significant impact on their children's lives. Whether there is one or more children involved, parents must forge a child custody agreement when they take legal steps to finalize their divorce. There are typically numerous options available to resolve any disagreements parents might have regarding where their children should live or other important issues.

The court typically believes most children fare best in divorce when they maintain active, healthy relationships with both parents. A good parent has his or her child's best interests in mind. Therefore, spouses who are willing to avoid litigation and cooperate and compromise as needed for the sake of their children may wish to consider alternative dispute resolution as an option.

Children are typically resilient and can adapt to new lifestyles after divorce when they understand that they are not to blame and that their parents love them and want to support them as they process their emotions. However, many parents in Texas and elsewhere have found it helpful to enlist additional support from outside sources, such as their child's teachers, guidance counselors, or, in some cases, licensed therapists. If a child is seeing a therapist, it might be a mistake for parents to try to drag him or her into their child custody litigation.

If there is already an existing court order, it no doubt specifies who has legal custody of any and all children involved. In most cases, the court sees fit to grant shared legal custody unless there is a justifiable reason not to. When both parents have legal authority to make decisions in a child's life, it is best for both parents to discuss and help choose a licensed child therapist for their son or daughter.

When two parents in Texas are not in a relationship with one another, one of them may be responsible for providing financial support to the other. This typically happens when one parent has primary custody of shared children and is therefore responsible for their day-to-day needs. Sometimes, the paying parent neglects to make proper child support payments. The reasons for doing so may be understandable, but they don't change the fact that children need those funds. One out-of-state county recently decided to crack down on parents who aren't making proper payments by launching an operation to target the issue.

The county sheriff's office saw that there were a number of parents who failed to pay child support, and it responded by creating operation "Pay Up." The first day, law enforcement arrested 13 people for non-payment. Representatives say that they intend to serve and collect several other warrants. The county sheriff said that 15 people still owe over $60,000.

Divorce is often a difficult process for anyone here in Texas. Those who have a high level of assets may find it to be particularly challenging. It can be tough to determine the right way to divide assets, particularly if the married couple did not have a prenuptial agreement. There are even instances where one spouse may attempt to hide or shield assets from the other spouse so that it is not subject to the divorce agreement. This is what one woman alleges about her husband, saying that he is attempting to sell off his robotics company for less than it is worth ahead of their high asset divorce.

The husband is one of the people who wrote a portion of the original code for Google. He also founded a robotics company that his wife claims he is trying to sell to an overseas company. She alleges that the $400,000 he wants to sell it for is not nearly what the startup company is worth. She believes that the company is worth at least tens of millions of dollars, perhaps even hundreds of millions.