Many Texas citizens will undergo a divorce at some point in their lives; 82,000 were registered statewide in 2010 alone. A great deal of confusion and uncertainty surrounds legal separation, and achieving a cordial resolution to the many facets of marital conflict is...
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Divorce rates for Boomers on the rise
New information from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) indicate that people over the age of 50 in Texas and around the country are ending their marriages at higher rates than ever before. However, boomers getting divorced tend to face greater...
Head of the Alamo involved in divorce
Some Texas residents may be interested to learn that the Alamo's executive administrator is getting divorced. In September, the administrator's husband reportedly found private photographs on her cell phone and forwarded them to coworkers. She responded by filing for...
NFL quarterback involved in child support dispute
When he left his Texas high school for college, quarterback John Skelton left behind a pregnant girlfriend. She now says he owes her back child support for their daughter. Court records confirm that Skelton, who recently was picked up by the Cincinnati Bengals, owes...
Cohabitating couples may lose custody of minor children
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...
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...
Mother awarded custody over grandparents
The courts in Texas and most other states tend to favor a biological parent's custody rights over those of a non-parent. If, however, the parent is shown to be unfit or if there is concern that the child's health and safety would be negatively impacted in the parent's...
