Divorce is more than terminating a marital relationship. When you decide to end your Texas marriage, you also have to divide your joint assets and debts. When it comes to retirement accounts, this could get complicated. Dividing employer-sponsored retirement accounts...
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Can I qualify for spousal support?
Texas law generally allows individuals to seek alimony as part of a divorce settlement. There are many factors that will often be taken into account when determining whether alimony is appropriate in a given case. Depending on the facts of your case, you might be...
What is the role of a psychologist in a custody dispute?
Texas courts considering child custody cases possess several options at their disposal. The first option is to grant sole custody of a child to one parent or the other. The parent with sole custody is responsible for living arrangements and possesses sole authority in...
How can fathers aim for sole custody of their children?
For many divorced fathers in Texas, filing for sole custody can be a challenge. In fact, studies have shown that only a third of fathers receive full custody after a divorce. However, there are steps you can take to show the courts that you're a devoted father who's...
Criminal law cases can be complex
An Army captain in Texas has been charged with murder in the death of another Army captain with whom she’d been having a romantic affair. The woman was one of two people charged in the death of the victim. The deceased died at around 6 in the morning on Oct. 11 after...
How can you divide your assets during a divorce?
If you don't have kids, asset division is usually the most complicated part of filing for divorce in Texas. During the asset division process, you'll have to classify your assets as "community property" or "separate property." Community property is defined as...
Common divorce financial errors
Texas spouses often make mistakes when they are negotiating their divorce agreements. These errors can set them up for financial difficulty after the divorce or can result in them not receiving their equitable share of the marital estate. Here are some errors to...
Ending your marriage could mean the end of your business
The end of a marriage could have a significant impact on your finances as well as the daily operations of your Texas company. However, it may be possible to safeguard your business against the possibility that you may eventually go through the divorce process. This...
A parenting schedule should take several factors into account
No one goes into a marriage or begins a family with divorce as the goal. However, sometimes things happen that leave a once-happy couple with no choice but to dissolve their marriage. Couples in Texas need to know how to make a co-parenting schedule that will benefit...
How courts decide primary custody
For most parents facing divorce, their primary concern is the wellbeing of their children. Now that more parents are sharing childcare duties and wanting to maximize their parenting time, understanding what factors go deciding who the primary caregiver is can be...