Your Relationship with your Attorney
The Attorney-Client Relationship When you engage the services of an attorney, particularly in the area of family law, it is essential that you feel comfortable with the person who is going to be representing you. The relationship between an attorney and a client is both special and multi-faceted. There is the legal nature of the
Read MoreHouston Divorce Cases During COVID
A divorce can be one of the most difficult experiences in life. Going through a marital breakup during the COVID pandemic is even more challenging and, of course, more stressful. Whether the divorce or separation was already in progress earlier this year, or whether the decision was made since that time, there are certain things
Read MoreHave you addressed college tuition for your kids in your divorce?
Going through a divorce can mean dealing with a feeling of chaos in many areas of your life. From where you live to the time you spend with your children, many things that you may have once taken for granted could change dramatically in the matter of a few days. Suddenly, instead of living with
Read MoreDo these 4 things once the divorce is final
You thought you were prepared for it. Eager, even. So, now that the ink is finally dry on your divorce decree, why do you feel as if someone just gut-punched you? You should realize that it is perfectly normal to feel as you do. Regardless of your motivations (or lack thereof) to get divorced, this
Read MoreDecide which assets to pursue in your divorce settlement
Divorce is an emotional event in a person’s life. Some people display their baser natures when going through a divorce. Especially if the divorce was unwanted or sprung on them out of the blue, spouses may attempt to retaliate via the divorce process. This is almost universally unwise, but perhaps not for the reasons you
Read MoreDivorce and the empty nest
Empty Nest Syndrome is when the last child leaves home and parents suddenly find that they are once again alone in the house. For many, it’s something they may not have experienced for 20 or 30 years. Parents with a house full of rowdy children may think it sounds great to have this empty nest
Read MoreHow are qualified retirement accounts transferred during divorce?
Adults who are going through a divorce will have a lot of factors to work through. One is how to divide the property. While it might be easy to decide what happens to smaller assets, larger ones can often be more challenging. One type of asset that can lead to significant problems is a retirement
Read MoreGet your groove back after your Texas divorce
Divorce has a way of taking the wind out of even the most resilient of people’s sails. When you pledged to love and honor your spouse until death, you meant those words sincerely. Later, when things changed irrevocably, you were brokenhearted over the failure of your marriage. That is, indeed, understandable, and you have every
Read MoreCommon law, same-sex marriages under Texas law
Long before the legality of same-sex marriages became the law of the land here in the United States, heterosexual and same-sex couples had been shacking up and sharing their lives just as if they had walked down the aisle together. At some point after same-sex marriage was legalized, many of these couples wed. As such,
Read MorePostnups: The documents you don’t realize (yet) that you need
Most people have heard of prenuptial agreements and have a working knowledge of why they are so handy. But fewer realize the benefits of postnups or why they really need one. It’s also common to believe that if you married without a prenup in place, you have no options. However, these legal documents can provide a framework
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