As parents, you want what is best for your children no matter what. As ex-spouses, you want to get some time and distance from one another in order to start recovering from the very difficult process of a divorce. Sometimes, these two desires and needs pose a conflict...
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The intersection of money and divorce
Money issues seem to rear their heads even when a couple is in a good financial place. There could be many reasons wealth becomes a contentious issue. It could be that some Texas couples don’t agree on what to do with the money -- how it should be invested or spent....
How to reinforce your prenup’s protections on future income
Before you marry, you may wish to draft a prenuptial agreement. Perhaps you know you will be coming into a lot of wealth and you do not want to lose much of it in a divorce. With a prenuptial agreement, you may designate this future income as separate property so a...
How assets are divided in a Texas divorce
There is so much on the table when a couple decides to divorce. And there is so much a couple may not understand about the divorce process in Texas, including issues that go along with property division. Are there certain situations that impact who receives which...
Petitioning for sole child custody
Parents who are divorcing likely had many things that weren’t working out for them and issues they couldn’t agree upon. When a marriage doesn’t work out and there are children involved, one parent may be aiming to get sole child custody. However, in Texas that parent...
What does a Standard Possession Order provide for?
When you divorce in Texas, you and your soon-to-be former spouse can construct your children's custody arrangement, parenting time and visitation schedule. If you cannot agree on such a plan, however, the Texas Court System explains that the judge in your case will...
Can a child decide who to live with?
From a young age, children have their own opinions about certain things. They might not want to eat broccoli or wear a particular outfit at a certain time. Those things are pretty insignificant, but they might also have pretty definitive opinions on who they would...
Child support obligations and visitation rights
As a parent, you need to carefully work through the divorce process, especially when it comes to legal issues involving children, such as child support and visitation. Moreover, you have to understand your rights and options if challenges arise after the divorce is...
Preparing for a high asset divorce
Spouses who were married for a number of years may have amassed more property as a married couple than they had when they first married. There are many reasons why Texas couples choose to divorce, including not being on the same page where finances are concerned....
Who pays for extracurricular activities after divorce?
If you are going through a divorce, you may worry about how the end of your marriage may affect your children's academic performance. Your fears may be valid, according to a UCLA-led study. The study found kids with divorced parents tend to have lower high school...