Child support guidelines exist for all cases in Texas. In high-income cases, however, you quickly find out that support is rarely a set percentage of your income. In situations where the parties' income exceeds statutory limits, courts are required to evaluate...
If you’re a business owner, investor, or career professional getting married in Texas, you’ve probably heard the following question: How can you protect a business you owned before marriage? Texas treats a business owned prior to marriage as separate property....
In Texas, few issues are litigated more hotly than the valuation of closely held businesses and professional practices. When facing a divorce, spouses often assume that the value of publicly traded stocks will be easy to determine. The truth is nearly the opposite. An...
How do we manage PR, social media, and reputation in a high-asset divorce? Reputation management is not a secondary issue in a high-asset divorce in Texas. It is typically central to the approach. Professionals, public figures, business owners, and executives in...
Texas residents with substantial assets they wish to remain private should carefully consider divorce as a serious option. Divorce cases are public record. However, that doesn’t mean high-net-worth couples are completely without options. At the Law Office of Ben...
Are my divorce filings public in Texas, and how do we protect privacy? The short answer is yes: most divorce filings are public record. The longer answer is that there are ways to minimize public exposure, protect private information, and strategically control how...
High-net-worth divorce in Austin almost never goes in a straight line. Instead, cases pass through natural phases of pressure points, deadlines, and opportunities to gain or lose leverage. However, when you understand what are the phases of a high-net-worth divorce...
Many people wonder: How long does a high-net-worth divorce take in Austin? High-net-worth divorces in Austin take longer than most people think. The main reasons are asset discovery, analysis, and valuation. If your divorce involves investments or business interests,...
Just as important as where you file for divorce is how you approach the division of your marital estate. Many people wonder: Does the mix of assets (business, real estate, investments) matter in a divorce? Although Texas is a community property state, meaning that all...
In high asset divorces, many people wonder: Do trusts, LLCs, or out-of-state assets change my divorce strategy? In Texas divorces, the answer is most of the time, yes. When handling high-value assets in litigation, it is essential to develop an advanced strategy to...