The Denton County Bar Association recently honored the O’Connell Law Firm P.C. Owner and Attorney, Jill O'Connell for her work with the Bar Association in the 2013-2014 year. She received her awards at the Bar Association’s May 2014 business meeting that was held in Denton, Texas earlier this month. Jill is a member of the Denton [...]
Divorce: Time Management A divorce is one of the major stressors in life and the amount of research that shows that is amazing. Managing all of the parts of a divorce in a timely way can also be stressful. Divorce time management can be instrumental in managing your divorce. Tips for Time Management • Calendar [...]
Divorce Technology: Get Organized in Your Divorce What is Divorce Technology? Divorce Technology is about using technology (apps and programs) that is already out there for your divorce. You need to get organized to be able to do certain things for yourself and your divorce and even your attorney. You need to be able to [...]
Divorce and Money: 5 Things You Need to Know When it comes to your divorce and money, you want to be sure you understand what your lawyer is talking about and what is in your divorce decree. If there is a divorce and money concept that your lawyer mentions and you don’t know what it [...]
Divorce App Have you ever wished you had a divorce app? There are apps for divorced parents that help them communicate about kid things. There are apps that help divorced parents communicate with each other about everything. And, there are apps that help divorced parents do both. But, there are times in a [...]
Residence Restriction: What is It? Have you heard the words ‘residence restriction’ during your divorce? Have you looked for it in your divorce decree? Do you know if you have a residence restriction and what it means? If you were divorced in Texas, it is likely that you do have a residence restriction in your [...]
TEXAS DIVORCE DECREE: What is it? Texas Divorce Decree A Texas divorce decree is one of the final orders entered in a divorce in Texas. It is the order that ends the marriage. It includes the requirements for the divorce in Texas, the information about the children, the information about property, information about debts and [...]
Separate Property: What is it? Separate property isn't divided as part of a divorce. Separate property is retained by the spouse who owns it. Marital property is usually made up of both community property and separate property. In divorce, the couple plans how to divide the community property and keep their separate property. Separate property is [...]
Medical Costs: How to get Reimbursed for your Children's Medical Costs Medical Costs are usually split between parents in a divorce. The divorce decree will include how much each parent is supposed to pay and how it works. Most parents will have the situation that they have paid a fee at the doctor’s office and [...]
*Update: Effective January 20, 2017, there is a new Denton County Standing Order. Please see my current post here. The new Order can be found here - Denton County Standing Order 2017. Denton County Standing Order In Denton County, an order called the Denton County Standing Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct of the Parties [...]