Who Gets the House in a Divorce in Texas: Essential Guide to Property Division
Divorce Mediation Frequently Asked Questions
If you and your spouse are planning to divorce, but want to be in charge of the division of assets, as well as decisions about child custody, divorce mediation might be the right option for you. Read these frequently asked questions to understand what divorce...
Do Grandparents Have Visitation Rights in Texas?
Divorce is hard on families, and oftentimes the extended family isn’t really factored into the equation when it comes to the children involved. While a child custody arrangement that is reached between parents will not typically automatically exclude grandparents from...
Things to Do Before Filing for Divorce
Divorce isn’t a decision to be taken lightly. Even if the situation is ugly, you don’t want to act too rashly. Take your time and get things lined up properly before you step into the process of divorce. It won’t be easy, but if you go in with eyes wide open, you’ll...
10 Ways to Ruin Your Child Custody Battle
Divorce brings a world of hurt, and if a child custody dispute is in the mix as well, it only makes things more painful. You probably won’t get every last thing you want in a custody battle. To get the best custody arrangement possible though, you should avoid these...
A Look at the Most Common Causes of Divorce
Divorce is, unfortunately, very common in our society today. Everyone has likely heard the saying that “half of all marriages end in divorce.” While experts who analyze divorce rates say this statistic is actually very misleading, if not completely false, there is no...
A Meditation on Mediation
If your divorce case has contested issues, you will likely participate in mediation at some point during the litigation. In fact, Travis County courts require family law litigants to mediate before trial if the trial is expected to last more than three hours. Below...
Social Networking & Divorce: Anything you post, tag, or tweet can and will be used against you
This was originally published in September 2015. It was updated and republished in October 2019. When clients ask whether their social networking activity—Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, etc.— can be used against them in a divorce or custody proceeding, an...
Who Gets the House?
In most divorce cases, the parties’ most valuable asset—from both a financial and sentimental standpoint—is the marital residence. Accordingly, how the house is “divided” by the court is frequently a hotly contested issue. Like any other asset, a house can be...
Can You Go Or Will You Stay? Relocating After Divorce
Most final divorce decrees involving children or, if the parties were never married, a final order in a suit affecting the parent child relationship, restrict where the child can reside after the decree or final order is entered. Final orders entered in Travis County,...
Are You Eligible For Alimony?
I am frequently asked by prospective clients whether they are eligible to receive alimony. In Texas, what other jurisdictions refer to as “alimony” is called spousal maintenance, and it is available to a spouse provided certain eligibility criteria are met. Here are...