Why Is My Child Support This Much? Texas Child Support Factors In a media covered ruling on Monday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a father of three, Daniel Halseth, now divorced from former state senator, Elizabeth Halseth, must pay $2,274 a month in child support to his ex-wife. This ruling came from an appeal [...]
How to Get Extended Summer Possession if You Missed the Deadline Tips for the Parent who Misses the April Deadline for Extended Summer Possession The standard extended summer possession notice might be the hardest part of Texas divorce decrees for newly divorced parents to understand. If it isn’t, it is a close second! I get [...]
Summer Possession Notice for the Managing Conservator Summertime is almost here! And with it, summer possession notice needs to be sent out soon. Schedules for parents with a Standard Possession schedule will start too. So, as I’ve already posted, parents who live 100 miles or less from each other need to give summer possession notice. [...]
Discovery in Divorce and Family Law Discovery is a tool used in divorces both contested divorces and agreed divorces. If the husband and wife can’t or haven’t yet reached an agreement about the division of their possessions, accounts, debts and liabilities or about access to the children, then information needs to be gathered. A contested [...]
Standard Possession Tips Spring Break in North Texas means it is time to figure out summer possession for most divorced parents. For divorced parents coparenting under a Standard Possession schedule in Texas, this means that the start to the spring and summer periods of possession and holidays are near. There are deadlines that are set [...]
I'm going to veer away from my usual family law and divorce topics and say 'Go Vote!' today. Today is primary election day in Texas. This is the opportunity to make a change in your community or to confirm your current leadership - whichever way you see it. Whatever your opinion is, you have the [...]
5 Social Media Tips in Divorce We all know that social media is here to stay. It doesn’t matter if Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, G+or Twitter is your favorite medium. In fact, I post on Twitter, Facebook and G+. But remember, there are still some basic social media tips to follow in a family [...]
Preparing for the Courtroom You prepared for your hearing and met with your lawyer. Now, what happens when you actually get to the courtroom? How do you get ready for that? What should you do to prepare for court? Here are 5 tips to navigate being in the courtroom day: 5 Tips to Prepare for [...]
Name Change People want to change their names for all different reasons. Some people want to change their name at the end of a divorce. Sometimes it is after a divorce or other life event. Changing a name at the end of a divorce is one way to change a name but not the only [...]
Mediation Myths and the Truth Behind Them Mediation is a negotiated settlement conference with an independent person, the mediator, assisting the negotiations between the spouses. The mediator is trained to assist the negotiation toward resolution of the divorce. From a mediator’s perspective, mediation seems to be easily misunderstood and a personal perspective can create a [...]