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If you and your spouse or fiancé have the foresight to create a prenuptial agreement, congratulations. You are one of the few couples that acknowledges the risk of divorce and that wants to take proactive measures to avoid the most trying and costliest aspects of the...
A prenuptial agreement is useful for many situations. It can allow you to protect an inheritance or family money. It can allow you to safeguard against high alimony awards, and it can set expectations for your marriage. Some people may try to use a prenuptial...
When you file for divorce, you musty provide notice to your spouse that you filed with the court. Texas Court Help explains when you do this, it is a service of citation. The service of citation gives your spouse notice that you filed for divorce. It lets him or her...
The subject of what will happen if you and your spouse divorce is probably not a comfortable one, but it is worth addressing in a prenuptial agreement. One important question is whether you and your spouse will be self-supportive without the income of the other...
Whether you are the lesser earning spouse or spend your marriage years as the homemaker, you may naturally wonder if you will receive spousal maintenance following the dissolution of your marriage. The answer boils down to a few different factors. Unfortunately, Texas...
Texas is a community property state, which means you and your spouse have equal ownership over everything the court deems as marital property. This law makes it important for you to identify separate property so you do not have to split it with your spouse when you...
Many divorcing couples have to figure out what to do with a marital home. Some couples opt to sell the home if they have equity in the residence. In your case, you may not have paid off your mortgage yet. You may face selling the home at a loss while needing to work...
A child support order comes through the court and requires the judge to believe you have the obligation to provide for a child. However, if you have an order but you do not believe you are the father, you do have the right to object. The Texas Attorney General...
A prenuptial agreement is something you and your partner create prior to your marriage. It typically covers financial aspects of your relationship and how you will handle them if you get a divorce in the future, but these agreements may contain other details as well....
If you and your spouse have decided to end your marriage, you may hope to have a no-conflict or uncontested divorce. Many people prefer this type of divorce, but it requires teamwork and negotiation. What happens if you agree on everything except for one major issue?...