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For most individuals in Texas and elsewhere, getting married is a goal. However, with the divorce rate still lingering around 50 percent, some might be apprehensive about taking the plunge. Thus, it is becoming more and more common to take steps to protect ourselves...
In years past, following divorce, Texas husbands were traditionally the spouse responsible for spousal maintenance, which was also tax deductible for the paying parent. However, the face of spousal maintenance is changing as more women are paying maintenance and new...
Talking about money with your future spouse is not always easy to do. For engaged couples in Texas, however, a pre-marital agreement may be one way to foster such communications. A major stumbling block, however, is timely bringing up the subject of a pre-marital...
As Texas couples are preparing for divorce, they may consider the various options that could be available to them. For some couples, there may be ways to navigate and complete the divorce process with little to no complications by choosing an uncontested...
Engaged couples can negotiate postnuptial agreements to help protect their assets and address property division and support if the couple ever divorces. Couples, however, can also enter a post-nuptial agreement after they marry that covers many of these matters.These...
Love may not be lovelier the second time around regardless of any song lyrics. A second marriage may be a second chance, but it also has more risks because a spouse may have more assets, children from a previous relationship and a new career. Proper planning,...
Married couples share their happiness and sorrow along with their assets and debts. During divorce, however, a spouse who paid their soon-to-be former spouse's debt may not get that money back.Texas is a community property state where a spouse may leave the marriage...
When spouses in Texas decide to end their marriage, there are a lot of changes they must make. Some changes are informal, such as taking their ex-spouse's initials off their towels, as the old adage goes. However, other changes are more formal in nature. For example,...
Divorce is difficult for any Texas family, no matter how amicable the two partners may be. No matter what, the end of a marriage is difficult for children to process, and many parents strive to make this transition easier for their kids. Fortunately, there are a few...
One of the most challenging aspects of divorce is determining who gets custody of the children. After all, to you, the time you have with your children is more valuable than anything else you have.Fortunately, most cases involving child custody can be resolved without...