There is no "how-to" manual for going through a divorce. No two are the same. However, every individual going through a divorce in Texas should make every effort to protect his or her personal finances. While the financial details of the dissolution can sometimes...
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Beware of the potential financial pitfalls of divorce!
There's hardly ever a single reason given by those who end their marriages for what prompted their decisions. If you are soon entering the divorce process, you might relate to the fact that various events and situations combined can simultaneously act as causal...
Financial success post-divorce through fair divorce agreement
When a couple decides to end their marriage, the equitable division of financial assets can often be the main issue to settle between the parties. How to divide things like a car, a home and its contents, financial accounts, such as savings or retirement, and fair...
Drug addiction can lead to grandparents adoption of grandchildren
Due to the ever-increasing number of people becoming addicted to drugs such as heroin and prescription opiates, millions of grandparents in America are becoming the parents of their grandchildren. It was recently estimated by PBS that 2.9 million grandparents are...
New aid for delinquent child support collection in Texas
When divorce or paternity results in the need for child support payments to be made by a parent, the state of Texas has guidelines used to establish the payment amount. Ideally the payments are then made in full at the prescribed time. However, the reality of...
Texas could be first state to eliminate no fault divorce
The decision to end a marriage in divorce can be a difficult one, even when the reasons are justifiable. Cruelty, adultery, a felony conviction, abandonment or time spent in a mental facility are all legitimate arguments for divorce. There was a time when...
How to keep moving forward during a Texas child custody case
One of the most powerful mental blocks that any Texas spouse can encounter during the end of a marriage is the force of inertia. Once an individual becomes mired in the details of a divorce or child custody case, it can become difficult to move forward. That leads to...
Appropriate grounds for modifying your support or custody order
Divorce will bring radical changes to a Texas family, and these changes may continue to impact your family long after the process is final. When these changes begin to complicate your life or affect your financial health, you may consider the legal options available....
Court rules that one man is not allowed to divorce his wife
The majority of family law cases in Texas and elsewhere have a number of similarities: two parties are struggling to determine the details of the end of their marriage, including matters of child custody or the division of marital assets. In certain cases, however,...
One costly property division mistake that should be avoided
When many Texas residents prepare to end their marriage, they take an approach that is informed by the advice of friends and family, as well as what they have learned from television and the movies. They sometimes overlook information that comes from the legal...
