Family Law

Spousal support, which some people call alimony or maintenance, can be the most contentious part of many divorce proceedings. Spouses who need support may fight earnestly to receive that financial assistance, while spouses in a position to pay support may try...

When parents divorce, battles over the children are common. In Texas, when parents can’t seem to agree on the basics when it comes to their children’s future, the court may assign a parenting coordinator to help. A parenting coordinator is a neutral third party who...

In an ideal world, there wouldn't be a situation whereby parents would have to sit down at a negotiation table to sort out how to best share their time with their kids. Things happen, and you may not have any other choice but to broker an agreement with your ex over...

The length and time frame of Texas spousal support, which is often referred to as alimony, will depend upon the length of the marriage. Marriages that last 10 years allow one of the spouses to receive support for five years. Marriages lasting 10 to 20 years can...

As Texas parents get ready to share childrearing responsibilities after the end of their relationship, they will need to negotiate the details of child custody. One of the tools available to ensure the success of their journey going forward is a parenting plan. What...

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...

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...

Before you got married you might have thought that a prenuptial agreement was the best way to protect your financial interests so that you and your spouse could focus on your relationship. However, as time has passed, your prenuptial agreement may not look as great....

Changing family relationships have posed new complications for awarding custody. In a widely-watched case, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a trial court cannot grant child custody to the deceased mother’s former fiancé over objections from the child’s biological...

Like many other states, Texas courts are allowed to award spousal support, which some may refer to as alimony, at the conclusion of a divorce. As the name suggests, spousal support involves one party being order to pay, either on a regular basis or as a lump sum,...