Who Gets the House in a Divorce in Texas: Essential Guide to Property Division
Child Custody During Separation: What Are Your Rights?
Separation and Child Custody Many Texas couples choose to go through a period of separation before actually filing for divorce. In fact, some couples may even choose separation as an alternative to divorce. For parents, this creates a potentially complicated...
Child Custody for Unmarried Fathers
Texas families come in many forms. According to the latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics, approximately 40 percent of the children born in Texas in 2016 were born to unmarried parents — this is a rate that is slightly higher than the national...
How Is Property Divided in a Divorce in Texas?
Texas is a community property state. This means that all property and debt that was acquired or earned during a marriage (meaning, from the date of marriage until the date of divorce) is community property, unless one spouse can prove that one or more assets are...
Grandparents’ Rights in Texas CPS Cases
When a child is removed from a home due to abuse, neglect, or because parents are otherwise unable to provide care, Texas Child Protective Services (CPS) has a duty to seek proper living arrangements. Though the laws favor placing the child with a relative,...
Texas Divorce: House Bought Before Marriage
Apart from issues involving children, the most pressing concerns in the vast majority of divorce cases are centered around property division; and, if you are like most couples in Texas, the single biggest asset that you and your spouse own is your house. When exactly...
Postnuptial Agreement Texas: Everything You Need to Know
There are a number of good things that you can do for your marriage, including listening to your spouse, prioritizing compromise, and even forming a postnuptial agreement. Texas maintains strict rules for doing the latter, however, so if you’re thinking about forming...
Grandparent Intervention Rights in Texas
When you dedicated years to raising your own children, you look forward to the special bond you have with your grandchildren. You love to spoil them and may even ease up on discipline in ways you never would have as a parent. However, in some situations, you may have...
Married for 10 Years: What Does it Mean?
A decade is a long time, and if that’s how long it’s been since you first said “I do” when gazing into the eyes of your spouse, dissolving your marriage now may be both legally and emotionally complicated. To be sure, the longer that a couple is together, the more...
What Is the Minimum Amount of Child Support in Texas?
The Essence of Child SupportChild support is a legal obligation that both parents have towards their children. It ensures the child’s basic needs are met, regardless of the parent’s relationship status. The noncustodial parent is typically the one who pays child...
What Happens if You Don’t Pay Child Support in Texas?
When a court issues an order mandating that a parent make child support payments in Texas, the parent is obligated to meet the requirements of the order. In fact, not making child support payments in time or in full can have serious legal consequences. If you have...