Many people in and around San Antonio have a lot of their net worth invested in real estate. Land is a good investment for a number of reasons. In Texas, a person will have to pay particular attention to the value of mineral rights, that is, the right to drill...
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Divorce
A mediated divorce may benefit both parents and children
Parents in San Antonio who are divorced are still linked together by a very important person: their child. Their joint responsibility to raise their child in a healthy and supportive matter does not change just because they have divorced. If they are hostile towards...
Is there ever a reason to ask for sole custody?
Texas uses the term "conservator" to describe the parent(s) in charge of managing a child's care and making decisions about where the child will live, but the state operates much like other states when it comes to allocating those responsibilities. Ideally, the state...
How do you prepare for a divorce?
You know a split is coming -- you just aren't sure who is going to make the first move. Maybe your spouse will walk out in a week or two, or maybe you'll find your way to a divorce attorney's office first. Either way, it's time to get prepared. That means taking a...
Did the holidays make you realize your marriage is broken?
The holiday season can be, for many people, kind of intense. There's a lot of financial and social stressors occurring simultaneously, along with tons of "family togetherness." You're also bombarded with images of what the holidays (and a marriage) should be like. All...
5 reasons to end your marriage
Marriage can be messy. Keeping a relationship healthy and happy requires a lot of work over time. Some spouses simply fall out of love over time if they change in different ways or were just temperamentally ill-suited to be together.Here are five ways to recognize...
Getting a divorce? Don’t try to skirt the notification procedure
Nobody looks forward to telling their spouse that they want a divorce -- but one Texas husband took a rather extreme route of avoidance altogether that's now landed him in serious legal trouble.Instead of notifying his wife that he wanted out of the marriage, the...
Love doesn’t conquer all: Divorcing the spouse you love
One of the most toxic messages that people often hear (or are shown) in movies, books, television shows and more is that "love conquers all."It doesn't. You can love someone and not like them. You can love someone, and they may not love you back. You can love someone...
Do co-parents need to have the same rules in both houses?
One of the biggest challenges of co-parenting after divorce is maintaining consistent rules and expectations across two households. You and your co-parent may have had different parenting styles when you were together. However, it's easier to maintain consistency when...
