Mindful Divorce Make a plan. Be purposeful about your actions and choices in your divorce. Avoid unnecessary pitfalls by staying focused during your divorce. Be mindful of your decisions, the present, and your divorce. Focus on your goals, the information you need to understand and the things that are most important to you in your [...]
Divorce Questions: Money Divorce is the process of getting you 'unmarried'. Your divorce lawyer will guide you, counsel you and direct you through the legal process. But, there are some areas of your marriage and your divorce that you have to get the answers to yourself so that you know the information and you can [...]
Modifying Child Support Updated for 2019! Divorce Decrees are final orders. However, that doesn’t mean that what is in there can never be changed. Child support can be changed under certain circumstances. Statutory Change And, effective in 2015, two specific ways the court may modify or change child support are included in divorce decrees. And, [...]
DENTON COUNTY STANDING ORDER 2017 The Denton County District Court judges have approved a new version of the Denton County Standing Order. The formal title is actually ‘Denton County Standing Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct of the Parties’. The Order is usually referenced as the ‘Standing Order’ or ‘Standing Orders’. New Denton County Standing [...]
New Year, New You - Divorce? I know we are all seeing this topic everywhere. We are setting goals, resolutions and planning for 2017. And, maybe you decided that now is the time and you need to get a divorce in the upcoming year. If so, my advice might surprise you. Try Counseling Before [...]
Just Treats – No Tricks, Divorce Tips 2017 UPDATE: Halloween 2017 is on a Tuesday this year! Read your divorce decrees and start working out your plan, if you can! I couldn’t resist the Halloween title. But, all Halloween joking aside, getting divorced is hard. Being a divorced parent is hard. But, being a divorced [...]
Divorce Private Negotiations “Private Negotiations” in divorce are being talked about all over the place including the supermarket magazine headlines. The good news is that you can use private negotiation methods in your divorce. And, more good news for you, it probably won’t end up as a headline on a magazine at the store. But, [...]
Divorce & Media The Brangelina Breakup So, the divorce between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is going to happen and the Brangelina Breakup is news everywhere. It’s sad news, but apparently it is news nonetheless today. And, quite frankly, as difficult as divorce is, I can only imagine how difficult it is to see the [...]
Tips to Avoid a Lengthy Divorce A divorce can be completed in as quickly as 61 days from date of filing to completion. For some people 61 days seems fast, and for others not fast enough. But, either way, that is the quickest a standard divorce can be completed in Texas. The reason it [...]
Agreed Divorce – How Does It Work? So, sometimes people ask me about agreed divorce as if it was an oxymoron – like jumbo shrimp. Yes, there can be an agreed divorce. Here are a few facts to set the record straight. One lawyer? Yes and no. Yes, an agreed divorce can be completed [...]