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Retirement savings can become a major divorce issue. The long-term financial impact should not be overlooked.

How Divorce Could Impact Your Retirement Savings and What You Can Do About It Divorce can strain your finances and retirement plans. Learn steps to help you protect savings, navigate asset division, and rebuild long-term financial stability.

Custody issues across state lines require careful attention to jurisdiction and timing.

Interstate Jurisdiction : Child Custody across State Lines During the Holiday season many Texas parents become very concerned over sending their child to the non-primary conservator parent’s home for a visit. Many Children will cross state lines to see their non-primary conservator parent and there is always a fear that the child may not be returned to hi...

Business valuation can become one of the most important issues in a high-asset divorce.

High Asset Divorces: Business Evaluations A High Asset Divorce in Texas can be a complex process, especially when high-value assets like Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships or other Business Entity are involved. In Texas, which follows community property laws, determining the value of a business is a crucial step in ensu...

Separate property claims can turn on documentation. Real estate, trusts, and old records can all affect the outcome.

High Asset Divorces: Separate Property Real Estate and Trusts It is important to know what happens to your homestead residence if it was purchased prior to marriage and other assets formed into a trust before marriage without a prenuptial agreement. Separate property homestead residence Single most important event for leverage is who files their Divorce Petiti...

When addiction is involved in divorce, safety, finances, parenting, and stability all need careful attention.

Getting a Divorce from Your Addict Spouse Has the time come to seriously start thinking about divorcing your Addict Spouse? After much heartbreaking soul searching has the time to break the downhill addictive spiral come for you and your family? Have you decided to stop the instability and damaging personal assaults the addictive spouse and...

When a business is involved, divorce can affect ownership, value, control, and future income.

Divorce And Your Business: Who Gets What In today’s unpredictable economy there has been a continuing growth of small businesses and a substantial decrease of existing established businesses in Texas. In the regrettable instance of “Divorce” how may the “Family Business” be divided between a dissolving couple to reach a fair and ...

Child support questions usually depend on income, possession, and the child’s needs.

Texas Divorce / Texas Child Support Questions and Answers Q: How Much Is Texas Child Support ? A: See our Infographic Below Q: How long is the divorce process ? A: In a Texas divorce there is a waiting period of a minimum of 60 days from the time you file the Original Petition commencing the lawsuit to the time the divorce may be finalized. Few divorces

Parental alienation concerns should be taken seriously and handled carefully. Documentation matters.

The Harm of Parental Alienation Seven strategies for couples navigating high-conflict separation and divorce.

Trying to gather information during divorce can backfire if privacy or confidentiality rules are ignored.

Texas and Federal Confidentiality Laws: Use Caution with Your Texas Divorce There are many legal and proper ways to obtain proof of a spouse’s infidelity.  Take care to avoid tactics used to obtain private information that may violate federal and Texas confidentiality laws and a spouse’s right to privacy.  You may be tempted by others to obtain proof of a partner’s ...

Community and separate property questions can shape the entire divorce case.

Divorce: What is separate property and what is community property? Under the Texas Family Code, a spouses separate property consists of 1) the property owned or claimed by the spouse before marriage; 2) the property acquired by the spouse during marriage by gift, devise, or descent, and 3) the recovery for personal injuries sustained by the spouse during marriage,....