A prenuptial agreement is a terrific way to address the financial side of your marriage and of a potential divorce. For instance, you may want to note that all of your assets should remain separate assets and not marital assets, meaning you won’t have to divide them...
The residual negative feelings that many spouses carry after an unhappy marriage and subsequent divorce can take some time to dissipate. However, if you’re co-parenting a child, it’s crucial that neither parent lets those feelings be communicated to or in front of...
You and your spouse don’t agree on much these days, but you do agree on one thing: Your marriage isn’t working. You’d like to get through the divorce process as quickly and easily as possible. Is an uncontested divorce possible? Texas limits uncontested divorces to...
If someone told you to prepare for a divorce, what would come to mind? Perhaps you would run around gathering paperwork? Maybe you would start searching for an attorney. While both are crucial, there are two other areas of equal importance. If your spouse tells you...
In Texas, any divorce will have its challenges. People are concerned about a litany of issues as to how they will move forward after the marriage is over. If it is a military divorce, there are certain rules that should be understood as they might differ from how a...
If you fell terminally ill in five years, would you consider a year or more litigating your divorce time well spent? Mediation has gained in popularity for several aspects of family law, including divorce. It can bring several benefits, including financial ones. The...
A lot of people have financial concerns before getting married. This is understandable given the fact that you may have spent a lot of time and effort to build your wealth and marriage typically causes your assets to be commingled with marital assets. In other words,...
Children develop fond memories with their grandparents who cared for them while mom and dad “went to work.” Every treasured memory, however, has an opportunity cost. Relationships among immediate family evolve continually. Grandparents who want to indulge more in...
At this point, anyone looking into divorce or reading about divorce has likely heard of the term, “gray divorce.” And, especially for those thinking about divorcing later in life, they are probably looking for some advice. Gray divorce is normal Gray divorce is a...
In Texas, a court can determine that a marriage is invalid and grant an annulment. Once an annulment is granted, the spouses are no longer married and the marriage is determined to have never existed. This is different than a divorce where the court recognizes that...