For purposes of divorce, Texas is a community property state. This means everything you and your spouse acquired during your marriage belongs to both of you equally. If you or your spouse has intellectual property, such as patents or trademarks, it may be part of the...
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How does your divorce affect your child’s mental health?
A divorce in Texas takes a great emotional toll on everyone involved, including your children. Parents need to have conversations with their children and take steps to make sure they can properly grieve and cope with any challenging experiences involved. If you can...
What makes a parenting plan fair?
When you get a divorce but have children, your children don’t get a choice. They are going to end up dividing time between homes and will have to adapt. When you and the other parent start working on a parenting plan, it is important that the plan is fair. It should...
Review the community property laws in Texas
Texas is a community property state for divorce purposes. A couple who decides to end their marriage must equally divide assets and debts. If you are considering divorce and live in Texas, review the state laws about property division as you prepare to negotiate. What...
Is your spouse trying to hide assets?
Texas couples go through a lot of financial stress during divorce. The higher your assets are, the more you have to worry about. The process of dividing your assets is often complex and time-consuming. It requires legal assistance to work through. You run into even...
How will a divorce impact your children’s college funding?
Everyone knows that divorce is expensive. It can easily cost tens of thousands of dollars from start to finish and also result in the ex-couple splitting their marital estate in two, leaving each with half of the resources that they previously enjoyed. While divorcing...
Dividing debt during a divorce
People can experience several emotions throughout the divorce process - from elation about starting a new chapter in their lives to stress about dividing one household into two to worry about building two strong independent financial futures. This roller coaster of...
Mediation helps the family through divorce
Families face many challenges when a parent files for divorce. Separating a marriage and its property while also managing the emotions of any involved children is not an easy task. Thankfully, co-parents have another option. Over the past 20 years, couples have been...
4 details you may have neglected in your parenting plan
Creating a parenting plan can be one of the best ways to work with your ex and create an arrangement that supports your child’s needs. However, among decisions about custody schedules and medical care it can be easy for other details to be lost. While they may seem...
When should you tell your kids about divorce?
You and your spouse may have known for a while that you were headed for divorce. However, that does not mean that your kids are expecting news about your decision, so when is the right time to tell them? If you and your spouse have recently decided to divorce, it may...
