Many parents in League City and other parts of the greater Houston area may run into a situation where they feel like a move is the next right step or even a necessary decision. Sometimes, job opportunities or a legitimate family need may require a move to another...
Year: 2021
Sometimes, setting up child support can be complicated
Like other states, Texas has a set of Child Support Guidelines that its family courts will use in order to establish how much financial support each parent has responsibility for. These Guidelines are supposed to ensure that parents in the greater Houston area pay...
What is a collaborative divorce?
When a Houston couple contemplates ending their marriage, both parties are usually apprehensive about the emotional pain and stress that the process can cause. For several decades, divorce attorneys and the courts have looked to mediation as a method of resolving...
Remember divorce this tax season
Dividing property, child custody and support takes up lots of attention and time when couples end their marriage. But decisions made during a divorce can also affect your taxes. Filing status The Internal Revenue Service has its own legal definition of your marital...
Employment benefits can have an impact on divorce
Particularly among executives and upper management, many Houston residents may receive a variety of benefits from their employers above and beyond a cash salary. For instance, like many other Texans, they may receive health insurance or tax-incentivized retirement...
The special situation of sole managing conservatorship
Child custody in Texas is referred to as conservatorship, and there are different ways for conservatorship to be assigned when parents separate or divorce. One possible assignment scheme is sole managing conservatorship, in which one of a child’s parents is tasked...
Addressing inheritances in a divorce
Couples ending their marriage face a tangle of laws and complications when dividing their property. Their actions can determine whether an inheritance will be divided during their divorce. Community property Community property is jointly owned by both spouses in Texas...