Who Gets the House in a Divorce in Texas: Essential Guide to Property Division

How to Get 50/50 Custody in Texas: Avoiding the Standard Possession Order
One size doesn’t fit all for shirts nor for child visitation schedules. Families are unique, and you may need a possession schedule that works with your specific situation. The standard possession order may work for many, but you deserve a schedule that considers the...

What You Need to Know About High Asset Divorce in Austin
If you have a high net worth or more assets than are typically divided in a divorce, your separation may pose many unique issues. While most divorces involve a house and cars, high net worth divorces go beyond the typical assets. You may have investment portfolios,...

When Can Child Support Be Modified in Texas?
A Trusted Austin Child Support Lawyer: Ben Carrasco One name stands out when navigating child support issues in Austin, TX: Ben Carrasco. Carrasco, an Austin child support lawyer, is renowned for his experience and expertise. With over a decade of family law practice,...

Top 10 Dirtiest Divorce Tricks
Divorce is never pretty, but it can sometimes be downright ugly. Emotions are high, and each party usually stands to lose something significant in a divorce. These ten dirty divorce tricks are used by a lot of people in a divorce, but they usually don’t result in...

Everything You Need to Know About Prenuptial Agreements in Texas
Who Should Get One, What They Cover, and Why You Should Get a Lawyer Forming a prenuptial agreement with your soon-to-be-spouse can be a great decision for your marriage. Many people dismiss prenuptial agreements as indicators of distrust or low hopes for the...

My Husband Cheated. What Are My Rights?
Finding out that your spouse is cheating can be devastating. Many spouses divorce a cheating husband immediately. For others, cheating may be the last straw or one of many straws in a stack of marital problems. If you are divorcing a cheating husband, you are not...

What Is Divorce by Publication in Texas?
If you want to get a divorce but cannot locate your spouse, you may be able to get a divorce by publication in Texas. Texas allows divorce by publication if a judge has certified that you have tried diligently to find and contact your spouse but have been...

Texas Community Property Reimbursement Claims
When you go through a divorce in Texas, property division can be a stressful ordeal. Texans experience a property division process quite different than that of most American divorced couples. Texas is one of only nine states with “community property” division of...

Child Custody During COVID
Living in a pandemic stresses many relationships, and it may cause particular challenges for child custody arrangements. In addition to shelter-in-place orders that restrict the ability to travel, parents may fear for their children’s safety in a co-parent’s care:...

Who Pays for the Attorney Fees in My Austin Divorce?
Aside from being emotional and overwhelming, a divorce can be expensive. A common issue between spouses in the process of divorce is attorney fees and who pays what. So who pays lawyer fees in a divorce? Texas Is a Community Property State Property acquired during the...