Dividing your property and debts will be one of the more difficult parts of getting divorced in Texas. Community property laws give each spouse a strong claim to property accumulated during the marriage and even income earned during the marriage. The bigger the asset,...
You love your spouse and want to stay together for the long haul, but the reality is that many marriages don’t make it. As you look at all you’ve assembled over time, you realize that the last thing you want is for a divorce to destroy what you’ve built. Since you and...
Have you ever made a mistake that you knew right away was a mistake? You often hear couples talk about staying married for a few years and then deciding to split up, but what if it doesn’t take that long? How fast can you end the marriage? It depends on the specifics...
Couples going through divorce and judges presiding over divorces often have to make difficult custody decisions. Many couples share custody of their children. Shared and sole custody are the most common outcomes of contested custody proceedings in Texas, but they are...
If you're in the military and are considering filing for divorce, then you may assume that some of the same rules that apply to civilian couples looking to do the same also apply to you. That's not the case in many respects, though. You may be able to delay divorce...
Of all the options for alternative dispute resolution during a divorce, mediation is arguably the most popular and the most effective. It gives the spouses the opportunity to take control over what matters the most to them and keeps the entire process private. ...
What is a gray divorce? It is a divorce in which the spouses are in their 50s or 60s. Gray divorces in San Antonio are on the rise as they are in other areas. In many cases, divorcing as an older American might be easier than it is for younger spouses. For example,...
Your ex wants to take the children on a summer vacation trip which, naturally, you will not be joining them on. However, you and your ex are not on the best of terms, so you don’t know the details of the trip. Does your ex have to tell you where they’re taking the...
Asset division is often one of the most contentious parts of divorce proceedings. When spouses are resentful of having to divide the assets they have acquired over the years with their soon-to-be ex-spouse, they can sometimes take drastic and creative measures to try...
Parting ways with a spouse is rarely easy, but it can be especially difficult if you share children with your former partner. Because divorce can be such an emotional time, sometimes parents act in ways that end up hurting their kids and damaging family relationships....
