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Dividing assets is often one of the most important and complicated parts of negotiating a divorce agreement. At the same time, couples who are parents need to create a parenting plan that outlines each parent’s respective rights, duties, financial obligations,...
Determining child custody can be one of the most emotionally challenging and complicated parts of a divorce. The courts will often award joint custody to the parents (known in legal terms in Texas as “joint managing conservators”) because family experts believe that...
We previously discussed Kelly Clarkson’s divorce on this blog, focusing on the prenuptial agreement signed by her husband, Brandon Blackstock. Blackstock grew up in Fort Worth and currently resides full-time at a ranch in Montana. The divorce has also involved a...
Those filing for divorce reconcile legal issues and emotional issues. Many argue that emotional issues are much more prevalent than legal matters, but each marriage and divorce is different. One could argue that the filing process will take a few months or a year, but...
It is officially tax season, with the April deadline closing in with alarming speed. Perhaps this will be the last time that a divorcing couple files jointly together. The division of your community assets will be an essential part of the final agreement, so it can be...
Alimony was a part of nearly every divorce in past generations. The arrangement was often due to the traditional role of the husband acting as the sole breadwinner for the family, while the wife would raise the family, run the house and possibly only work part-time or...
Medical doctors are under an incredible amount of stress these days, which sometimes leads to divorce. Those who have a private practice soon realize that it is treated just like any other business under Texas law, which means it will get divided up with the rest of...
One of the most significant issues in any divorce involves the division of assets. Here in Texas, property or assets are categorized as community property (jointly owned by spouses) or as separate property (individually owned). Unless the couple has a prenuptial or...
It is preferable that couples act civilly to each other during the divorce process, but not everyone is that lucky. Your soon-to-be-ex may be so angry and bitter that they exaggerate the facts or make false statements about what you did or said. Perhaps they did this...
The holidays are often a stressful time of year. It can involve end-of-the-year deadlines at work, or it may be additional demands on your time because of social and family obligations. Even the forced cheer in the stores, on television and just about everywhere else...