You do not have to lose your house or ruin your credit just because your marriage is ending. In Texas, you can get a clear answer on who stays in the home and who pays the mortgage through a process called temporary orders. This is a major concern for stay-at-home...
As you go through the property division process in your divorce, your primary goal should be to ensure you have a certain level of financial stability as you begin your post-divorce life. Yet even your fair share of the community property may not be enough to allow...
Since Texas adheres to a community property model in divorce, property accrued during the marriage is split evenly between the parties. This differs from states that use an equitable distribution model in which the court strives to achieve what it believes is a fair...
If you’re averse to conflict, then the thought of litigating your divorce might have you unnerved. That’s understandable given that the marriage dissolution process often involves fights over everything from property division to alimony and child custody. But if you...
Texas law significantly limits the circumstances in which the state’s courts can award spousal maintenance. Moreover, when a resident of the Houston area does receive a spousal maintenance award following a divorce, the amount and duration of the award are limited. As...
There are several mistakes that can be made in the days, weeks, months and years leading up to divorce. Any one of them can come back to bite you in your marriage dissolution, too. These mistakes can include making statements that lead one to believe that you’re...
As we’ve mentioned previously on the blog, divorce is a major financial transaction that can have long-term ramifications for the kind of life you want to live. While legal issues like property division, alimony and child support all play a direct role in that, there...
Signing a prenuptial agreement can be an important way of protecting yourself and your interests in advance from the threats posed by divorce. Unfortunately, a prenup can also, under some circumstances, hold you back. If you are facing divorce, you may find that the...
Most of us remember what peer pressure feels like from our younger days. As we get older, we naturally become less susceptible to peer pressure, but our complex relationships with friends, family, co-workers and others can still affect the decisions we make. What the...
In Texas, spousal support (also referred to as spousal maintenance) is often a sticking point in a divorce case. The spouse who was either the primary breadwinner or earned more than the partner will inevitably have concerns about how much they will be obligated to...