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Although some celebrity divorces involve months or even years of bitter legal battles, the divorces of others may even provide valuable lessons to divorcing couples nationwide, including some in Texas. When Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith announced their...
Women nationwide, including in Texas, are often stereotyped as more emotional and less knowledgeable than men when it comes to family finances. Regardless of these preconceived ideas, times have changed. Today, women as well as men know how to protect their...
Divorcing couples in Texas typically have many important matters to cover in negotiations. Property division can be a contentious process, and accurate valuation of assets is vital. Deciding on what to do with the family residence requires each spouse to know the...
When a Texas family court orders child support, there are certain procedures to be followed. Deviating from those procedures and making alternative arrangements for paying can have devastating consequences. A Texas father who chose to pay his ex-wife directly rather...
Many couples nationwide, including in Texas, are able to end their marriages in amicable manners. However, the contention that sometimes surrounds the property division process can result in costly and time-consuming litigation. High-net-worth couples who never signed...
It is not uncommon to hear remarks from noncustodial parents in Texas saying that they are only seen as a source for money. There is nothing farther from the truth. The most important responsibility of a noncustodial parent is to maintain a loving and close...
Some non-custodial parents in Texas may believe that child support always ends on a child's 18th birthday. However, that is not always the case. In legal terms, child support ends when a child reaches the age of majority, which is usually at age 18. This is the...
The high number of well-known couples who have gone through divorces in recent months is staggering, and more couples seem to be added to the list daily. There are certainly lessons to be learned from many of these much-publicized divorces. One aspect of many...
Between 1990 and 2010, divorces involving spouses over the age of 50 are said to have doubled. These divorces -- also called gray divorces -- are no longer frowned upon, and many divorced seniors go on to marry again. However, certain aspects that may impact on the...
While more and more couples in Texas opt for divorces that will allow them to maintain amicable relationships after the final judgment, this option is not suitable for all. In marriages in which one spouse has been combative, controlling and mostly unrepentant,...
