Divorce

Tips to Avoid a Lengthy Divorce

By |2019-12-08T00:33:38+00:00September 23rd, 2016|Divorce, Jill O'Connell|

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

By |2020-06-23T15:29:43+00:00September 15th, 2016|Divorce|

  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 [...]

Divorce Basics – Part 2

By |2016-10-30T04:34:32+00:00August 26th, 2016|Blog, Divorce|

  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 [...]

Travel after Divorce

By |2016-10-30T04:34:33+00:00July 27th, 2016|Blog, Divorce, Family Law, Family Life|

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 [...]

Protecting Assets in Divorce

By |2019-12-08T00:35:16+00:00July 13th, 2016|Blog, Divorce, Mediation|

  Protecting Assets in Divorce There are two primary parts of divorce law.  One part, that is in every divorce, is the area of property, including assets and liabilities.  The other part of divorce law is when there are children involved – and not every divorce has children involved.  But every divorce will deal with some [...]

3 Tips to Simplify Divorce

By |2016-10-30T04:34:35+00:00June 8th, 2016|Divorce, Divorce|

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 [...]

I Need a Divorce, I think.

By |2020-07-06T19:55:38+00:00May 23rd, 2016|Blog, Divorce|

    Am I Married? A question in any divorce: when were you married?  If you're not married, you don't need a divorce.  Seems obvious, but the answer isn't always obvious.     Sometimes, the first question is: ‘Am I Married?”.  So, let’s start there today on this discussion of some divorce basics.   Valid Marriage [...]

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