Property Agreements Separate property and marital property are two different types of property you may find out are involved in your estate in divorce. Both types of property can be owned by one person- maybe one spouse or both will have some of each. This is why people may think about and talk about common [...]
Divorce Basics, Part Two What is a Rule 11 Agreement? A Rule 11 agreement is an agreement between the parties in the case about an issue or something else in the case that is written down, signed, and then filed in the case. It is called a Rule 11 agreement because that is [...]
Traveling after Divorce During divorce there are usually temporary orders in place or in Denton County at the very least there are the Standing Orders. Those orders apply while the divorce is going on – while it’s pending. Traveling and spending long periods of time with your kids doesn’t have to come to an end [...]
3 Reasons to Ask Divorce Questions I was reading an article recently that really made an impression on me. The writer was talking about the fear of asking questions. He talked about how it affects us when we are in a public setting but also in just about any situation. And, I think his [...]
3 Unique Child Support Situations When people reach agreements in divorce, they are able to customize certain parts of their case. One of the areas we most commonly tailor for clients is parenting time or their possession schedule. When that happens and the agreed possession schedule differs from Standard Possession, you may wonder what happens [...]
3 Ways to Simplify Your Divorce Learn – Simplify Your Divorce When you have decided that divorce is the solution to your situation it is time to begin working. It is time to find out as much information about your marital estate, your separate estate if you have one, any and all debts, your [...]
Uncontested Divorce We get a lot of calls in the office from people who tell us they have an uncontested divorce. Truth is, they don’t all have uncontested divorces, for lots of different reasons that we’re not going to go into today. But that brings me to this question -what is an uncontested divorce? Is [...]
Divorce Basics – Step by Step Divorce isn’t easy, but knowing more about divorce basics and the process can make it easier to understand. I try to give my clients a good amount of information to help them throughout the divorce process but not overload them. I give it to them from the beginning [...]
Divorce Stress – Things I’ve learned as a Divorce Attorney In the course of about 20 years as a family law attorney, I’ve handled hundreds of divorces – maybe more. Divorce stress is very real. I’m not divorced and haven’t been divorced. But, as an attorney who practices law and owns a family law office, [...]
Agreed Divorce – Questions and Answers Recently it seems as if I've answered the same agreed divorce questions over and over again and thought I’d post the questions and answers here in case you have wondered about these questions, too. Agreed Divorce Question 1: We have agreed to everything. Do I need a lawyer? I get calls [...]