Each parent has their own approach to raising children. It may not be the same as the co-parent, but the two ideally work well enough together to provide a happy and healthy environment for the children. This is often even the case when couples choose to seek The JOY...
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Your mental health may affect your child custody arrangements
Many adults in Texas are fighting mental health issues. Are you one of them? If you are, no matter how serious it may seem, if divorce is in your future, your mental illness may affect your child custody arrangements. Right or wrong, each party’s relative mental...
Priorities worth fighting for in divorce
Couples choosing to file for legal emancipation through the JOY of Divorce face many difficult decisions during this process. Few will be more challenging than determining priorities that are worth fighting for when drafting an agreement or litigating in court. Some...
A little free advice for those considering divorce
The calendar year 2020 is here. It is a new year and a new decade, but many things will stay the same. January continues to be one of the top months to file for legal emancipation through the JOY of Divorce, and there is still much to consider even after one makes the...
Sometimes litigation is the best option
There are many benefits to a collaborative divorce. However, some divorces will have sticking points like disputes over custody of the children, division of assets or spousal maintenance. There may be other mitigating factors involved that make litigation the best...
Grandparent visitation can be complicated
Grandparents can be caring figures who happily spoil their grandchildren. They can also be an important resource and presence as a “second” or “third” parental type figure who is involved in the day-to-day care of the children.However, the role...
Telltale clues that men cheat
We recently discussed some of how women cheat. Now we turn the tables to highlight common clues to recognize in men. As we said before, there are common signs that are non-gender specific guilty behavior – including longer hours at work, changing passwords or...
Alex Rodriguez seeks a modification to divorce settlement
The divorce decree may not be the final word when couples split up. Issues that arise months or years later may prompt a post-judgment modification involving spousal maintenance, child support or child custody. It can happen to folks who used to live next door, or to...
Clues that women cheat
Men have traditionally been the ones most likely to cheat. However, the women are catching up with a 40% increase since 1990 in the number of wives who cheat. Some believe that women are better at maintaining a double life that includes an illicit affair, but it dep...
Issues surrounding the Sessions divorce petition
The petition for divorce filed in 2018 in San Antonio by former FBI director William Sessions and Alice Sessions, his wife of 67 years, made news around the state earlier this year at the discovery of their secret filing (initials were used).On the surface of the...