It is not uncommon for a married couple to work together over the years or decades to develop and run a profitable business. After a significant amount of planning and hard work, they might have built the business into a successful organization that is poised for...
Even though your first marriage ended in divorce, you may be thinking about walking down the aisle again. Still, if you currently receive child support from your ex-spouse, you may wonder how your remarriage may affect your monthly budget. When making support orders,...
You have spent years focused on raising your children and keeping your house running. You sacrificed your career to raise your family and you have not worked outside the home. Recently, you have contemplated divorce but you wonder if your lack of employment and income...
If you are contemplating ending your marriage, you may be ready to finish the process and move on with your life. Before you get to that point, though, you must divide marital property and settle child custody issues. To improve your financial future, you may also...
In your divorce, you have the option to represent yourself in court or hire an attorney to help you. You might want to represent yourself if you believe you are a talented negotiator or feel tempted to save money by not paying attorney’s fees. However, making this...
When a marriage ends in Texas, fathers may have concerns about continuing a relationship with their young children. While mothers traditionally received sole custody in decades past, today state courts treat parents the same regardless of gender when making custody...
Common causes of child custody changes include relocating to a new place or moving in with a new partner. If you learn that your ex-spouse is moving in with someone new, you may wonder how this will affect your child custody arrangements. Legal issues will appear if...
On television, divorces are almost always knock-down, drag-out battles between each spouse. In reality, though, the end of your marriage does not have to be such a brutal fight. If you and your spouse agree to mediation, you may spend little time in open court. With...
When a Texas court must decide how to handle custody during a divorce, it looks at what is in the best interest of the child. This legal standard is common across custody cases in the United States. What do courts look at to determine what is best for children of...
Texas follows the community property standard when dividing property in a divorce which means that all property acquired during the marriage belongs to both spouses equally. Under the Texas Family Code, “separate” property, the property owned before your marriage, is...
