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One of the bigger changes you will see in your taxes after your divorce could be the result of who gets to claim the children as dependents. Many parents negotiate an agreement on this issue during the divorce process. That agreement then becom...
Read MoreIt’s been estimated that more than 600,000 children in Texas are living with a grandparent or an aunt, uncle or sibling. This arrangement has been called “kincare.” A family member may be providing ca...
Read MoreIn May 2021, Texas District Judge Travis Kitchens ordered Chris Staley, a divorcing father of 4, to get a COVID shot if he wanted visitation with his kids. The children’s mother was also ordered to get vaccinated. Mr. Staley’s atto...
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“What happens when coparents disagree? The most disagreeable parent wins…” said one fed up and not-so-disagreeable dad named Peter. There’s a lot for divorced parents to disagree about during this time of COVID-19: In-school or home...
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Joint or “shared” custody means that both parents are responsible for the raising of their children. Depending on your custody order, you’ll have differing shared parenting time schedules such as alternating weeks, every two weeks or every wee...
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The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has put a new spin on how fast our lives can change. In a chain reaction, the pandemic has affected everything from simple trips to the grocery store to legal issues involving family law. COVID-19 Fuels Cases o...
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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...
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In a divorce, many dads fear the worst: that Texas courts are biased against them and will never grant them custody. The truth is that Texas law doesn’t state a preference for one parent over the other in a divorce. Instead, it says that parents s...
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If you have a partner who brought a child or children from a previous relationship into your marriage, it’s quite likely that you grew close those kids during your marriage. Now that you’re facing divorce, there’s no surprise that you’re wond...
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One of the most contentious issues during divorce involves child custody. Even if you feel it’s clearly the best choice for your children to primarily stay with you, you’ll need to prove it in court. 5 Tips to Follow When Fighting for Child Cust...
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