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The holiday season is here and families are preparing their get-togethers, parties and dinners. For individuals going through a divorce or those who have recently completed their divorce proceedings, the holidays can be extra stressful. For those who...
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During a divorce, the many processes can be difficult to understand including the child custody negotiation. In Texas, child custody is determined based on a child’s best interests emotionally, physically and psychologically as well as the child’...
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Divorce proceedings are often complicated and far from cut and dry. For spouses entering into the settlement phase of their divorce, it’s important to understand what assets are included in property division, especially those that are often forgott...
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Americans are now burdened by $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, and it appears that this massive debt load is leading to the breakdown of marriages. We already knew money was the leading cause of marital stress, thanks to a study by SunTrust Ban...
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Realizing that your marriage may be coming to an end is difficult at any age. But many people view their post-divorce lives as a chance at a new beginning, and it appears many people in their 50s, 60s, and even 70s are starting to view it that way, t...
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It is no secret that child custody disputes can quickly become one of the toughest experiences of any family’s life. Whether it occurs as part of a divorce or if the parents were never married, a custody battle becomes the defining aspect of each p...
Read MoreThe powerful emotions surrounding divorce are often enflamed even more by battles over the couple’s property. “Why should he get that?” “Why would she get this?” Questions of property division tend to come up early and often in divorce cas...
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Late-Life Divorce In Texas and around the country, more people in their 50s and older are deciding to end their marriages. There are many reasons why this might be happening, which you can read about in this recap of a recent Pew Research Center stu...
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Commingled Property in a Texas Divorce At some point in many Texas divorces, the property division phase of the process becomes a bit slower and more complicated than the soon-to-be-ex spouses thought. Often, this is due to the need to properly acco...
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Early in the divorce process, both parties are required to disclose all information about community property. Community property is defined as property or assets acquired over the course of the marriage, with a few exceptions such as an inheritance....
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