If there’s just one thing that many divorcing or separating couples can agree on, it’s the desire to maintain a sense of normalcy for their children. But what’s “normal”? After all, as the novelist Leo Tolstoy wrote in Anna Karenina, “Al...
Read MoreUnhappy This New Year 2020? You’re Not Alone
One of the fundamental problems we face as human beings is our “tiny skull-shaped kingdoms,” as the writer David Foster Wallace once put it. We see things through our individual points of view, our own perspectives. We can’t help it. And we of...
Read MoreWhat Happens If a Parent Violates a Visitation Order?
Typically, child custody and visitation agreements are solidified by both parents, then ordered by the court. The result is a legal, enforceable agreement between both parties. When one parent violates that agreement, there can be serious legal cons...
Read MoreWhat Is a Contested Divorce?
There are a few different types of divorces in Texas including collaborative divorce, default divorce, fault divorce and uncontested divorce. But the most common type we see in Texas is contested divorce. What Is a Contested Divorce? In an unc...
Read MoreUnderstanding a Non-Custodial Parent’s Communication Rights With Children
Family courts in Texas operate from the assumption that a child is best served by having a relationship with both parents. That means judges are usually hesitant to issue any orders that bar a non-custodial parent from communicating with his or her ...
Read More4 Tips to Help You Handle a Child Custody Battle
When you’re fighting for child custody or visitation rights, your emotions are running high. The uncertainty of the situation can breed anger, fear and frustration. Your relationship with your child or grandchild may be on the line, and you can ea...
Read MoreMillennials, Marriage and Mortgages
For generations, Americans tended to (or at least aspired to) get married, buy a house, and have kids—in that order. For many reasons, economic ones particularly, the millennial generation hasn’t fallen into that pattern. This change in the orde...
Read MoreThe Financial Implications of Gray Divorce
Older couples are divorcing at two-to-three times the rate they did prior to 1990, while the rate for younger couples is slowing down. This trend was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article that discussed the divorce rate disparity betwe...
Read MoreWho Pays the Bills During a Divorce?
During a divorce, some spouses continue to live with one another while others separate. Regardless of your unique situation, your household bills such as your mortgage, car payments, insurance, credit card bills and more must be paid. Who’s respon...
Read MoreWhen & How to Appeal a Child Custody Decision in Texas
During a child custody case, the court will work to do whatever is in the best interests of your child. On occasion, however, they don’t get it right. If you feel the court made a mistake with its child custody decision in your situation, you may ...
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