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The end of summer is fast approaching, and before you know it, the holidays will be upon us. Parents filing for divorce will likely have a very different upcoming holiday season. The key is to find a holiday visitation schedule that minimizes stress and that actually...
Every divorce is different, but they often involve a couple no longer in love. When the spouses get along things should be fine, but they grow apart over time. Perhaps, the marriage loses focus once the children are grown and out of the home. These are some of many...
Texas courts will typically award joint or shared custody to parents who divorce. Unfortunately, the other parent may not be either willing or able to fulfill their parental obligations or may prove to be an unreliable, untrustworthy, or unsafe caretaker. It may...
Divorce has emotional components and economic ones. The emotional issues will heal over time, but economic missteps can haunt you for years and impact your lifestyle, retirement and financial security. While there may be a long list of individual assets or separate...
Dividing assets is often one of the most important and complicated parts of negotiating a divorce agreement. At the same time, couples who are parents need to create a parenting plan that outlines each parent’s respective rights, duties, financial obligations,...
Determining child custody can be one of the most emotionally challenging and complicated parts of a divorce. The courts will often award joint custody to the parents (known in legal terms in Texas as “joint managing conservators”) because family experts believe that...
We previously discussed Kelly Clarkson’s divorce on this blog, focusing on the prenuptial agreement signed by her husband, Brandon Blackstock. Blackstock grew up in Fort Worth and currently resides full-time at a ranch in Montana. The divorce has also involved a...
Those filing for divorce reconcile legal issues and emotional issues. Many argue that emotional issues are much more prevalent than legal matters, but each marriage and divorce is different. One could argue that the filing process will take a few months or a year, but...
It is officially tax season, with the April deadline closing in with alarming speed. Perhaps this will be the last time that a divorcing couple files jointly together. The division of your community assets will be an essential part of the final agreement, so it can be...
Alimony was a part of nearly every divorce in past generations. The arrangement was often due to the traditional role of the husband acting as the sole breadwinner for the family, while the wife would raise the family, run the house and possibly only work part-time or...