Divorce

After an acrimonious divorce, you might wish you could sever all ties with your ex. However, if you share a child together, this will likely be impossible. Texas law strongly favors joint custody unless there is a very good reason, such as abuse, to award one parent...

Many couples wait for quite a while after their marriage fails before they file for divorce. If you and your spouse are in agreement that the marriage is irrecoverable, you may wonder about the best time to file the divorce petition. There are a few questions that you...

Going through a divorce adds complications and stress to your daily life. When it comes to child support, know what you're getting into before you sign your paperwork. Will the State take child support directly from my paycheck? According to the Attorney General's...

Courts decide where children end up living when parents get a divorce. They also determine who maintains possession of pets after a marriage dissolves. You might find it surprising that the law considers animals to be personal property. As such, divorce court judges...

Division of assets is one of the most contentious parts of a divorce. Every state mandates its own rules for how to divide assets, and Texas is a community property state. What is a community property state? When the process of asset division begins, the first step...

The U.S. News & World Report states that while sources approximate $15,000 as the median cost of a divorce, once you add up all extraneous expenses it ends up being considerably higher. It also warns that court filing fees alone may rack up to several hundred...

In Texas, most types of assets that either spouse acquires during marriage automatically become “community property” that both spouses own equally, including real estate, retirement accounts and investments. During divorce, the court tries to divide community assets...

If you have joint custody of your kids, known in Texas as a joint managing conservatorship, you must swap the kids when your parenting time begins and ends. During your divorce, you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse likely have wide latitude to negotiate the location of...

The Texas Family Code states that allowing both parents to jointly share custody is in the best interests of their children, unless other circumstances could hamper the children's emotional or physical well-being. This is one of the reasons you may consider...