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...
For women, especially, later-in-life divorce is a process that comes with financial consequences that must be carefully managed. Homeownership, tax considerations and investment decisions are areas of concern that mediation can address without the need for court...
While fewer Americans are divorcing than in past decades, the experience remains common in the U.S. The American Psychological Association reports that 40% to 50% of couples nationwide ultimately go their separate ways. When facing divorce, determining who gets...
Even after a divorce, both parents still have a duty to support their children. That is why one parent often has to pay child support to the custodial parent, so they can help provide for their children. This can leave many parents wondering: how much must they pay in...
