Complications almost always arise in divorce, especially in the areas of child support and child custody. A recent case from the First District of the Court of Appeals of Texas required a resolution between the laws of three different jurisdictions. The federal law...
In a Texas divorce, property disputes and financial concerns frequently focus on who will keep certain items from the marriage. There may also be disagreement about properties such as a family-run business that might have been owned by one spouse prior to the marriage...
Same-sex marriage equality and the accompanying divorce equality was a win nearly universally celebrated throughout the United States. However, there are some challenges that still linger for League City, Texas, same-sex divorces. Property division Property division...
For divorced parents, it is just a fact of life that you have to deal with your ex-spouse and maintain a good co-parenting relationship. However, not all Harris County ex-spouses want to maintain a good co-parenting relationship, and they engage in parental alienation...
Spousal maintenance is one of the biggest issues in many League City divorces. You may have heard of both spousal maintenance and spousal support, and Texas law differentiates between the two. Spousal support is a voluntary payment from one spouse to another as part...
Child support is a common concern for Texans who have gotten divorced. This is true from the perspective of the paying parent and the receiving parent. As the past two years have shown, unexpected challenges can arise without warning and lead to major medical...
When family members have a dispute, they may want to consider mediation as an alternative to addressing the issue in court. Mediation can be an option for disagreements involving divorce, child support, spousal support, parenting time and other related matters. This...
Job loss is a common worry for Texans regardless of their income, education and position in society. It can happen to anyone without warning. While there are fundamental issues that accompany losing a job such as paying for a place to live and purchasing necessities,...
When Texas residents have family law issues to address, their anxiety is understandable. After all, not only are they dealing with legal issues, but these issues go to the heart of their lives – their family. Whether it is a divorce case, or child custody or support...
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...