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...
Divorce
Financial disclosure: What if your spouse is hiding assets?
Whether you have known your marriage has been headed for divorce for quite some time or the decision came on rather suddenly and unexpected, the journey ahead might include several challenges involving your children, property you own, business-related matters and/or...
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...
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...
Pitfalls to look out for in a high-asset, high-conflict divorce
Being wealthy does not make a person less romantic, and affluent Texas residents typically have the same expectations of their marriages lasting forever as do those with fewer assets. The only difference is that if you, as a wealthy person, decide to go your separate...
Age is an important issue to consider in divorce
The fact that not all married couples live happily ever after is sad but true. People in Texas who are considering divorce will likely find that there is no shortage of advice. However, no two marriages or divorces are the same, and the issues needing consideration...
Tips for Dealing with Divorce
Divorces are hard on anyone, whether you know it is coming or not. Moving past the relationship takes time and part of that process is going through the divorce process. Some divorces are clean while some are messy but no matter what kind you are dealing with, you can...
The impact of digital data during property division
Even after extensive media coverage of computer and email hacking, many Texas residents still believe that they are able to permanently remove information from their computer or other device simply by hitting the "delete" button. That can come back to bite them during...
Is divorce always equal?
Often times divorcing men and women think about what is most important to them and what they want in assets from the divorce. It is also important to think about what assets are taxable. If one spouse receives all of the assets that are taxable, they could be losing a...
