A Dallas judge recently issued a controversial ruling, telling a lesbian couple that they must cease living together or one of the women would lose custody of her children. The case may raise equal protection issues, but actually can affect the lives of parents of any...
Month: May 2013
Wives may have to pay alimony
Texas couples have a colorful history of seeking alimony in divorce actions, but one trend has held true in the past: alimony was almost always awarded to the wife rather than the husband. However, changing social realities have led more courts to grant alimony to...
The question of mediation in the midst of divorce
Regardless of how irreconcilable the differences between spouses are, divorce is commonly not a pleasant experience. Breaking up a home can be physically, mentally and emotionally exhausting to the parties involved, especially when the matter affects children. In an...
Dividing credit card debts in divorces
Texas residents might be interested to hear that, provided that they are not joint account holders for the card, people are not necessarily liable for their spouses' credit card debts in the event that they divorce. Allocating assets and liabilities can be one of the...
Custody dispute reveals details of high-profile divorce
Although high profile divorce cases often make the news in Texas, one celebrity has done his best to keep the particulars of his split quiet. But with an on-going child custody dispute between basketball star Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife, some details of the divorce...