What Happens in a Texas Divorce? Texas Divorce Webinar Join Jill O'Connell in her upcoming Texas Divorce Basics Webinar on May 26, 2021 at 12 noon. This webinar will be for anyone who has questions about what happens in a Texas Divorce and is interested in learning the basics of a Texas Divorce. The topics [...]
Alternatives to Standard Possession Times A Texas parent (the possessory conservator) who is divorced or going through divorce can get frustrated with what they feel are the limits of the Texas Standard Possession schedule. I talk with parents who want to be very involved in their children’s lives and want more than 2 hours on [...]
O’Connell Law Firm, P.C. Update As we finish February 2021, I’d like to give you an update on how we are working here in the office on cases including divorce and mediations following our winter storm event, power outages in Denton County, and the current coronavirus requirements and restrictions. Business Hours First of all, we [...]
4 Things to Know about A Flat Fee Divorce Four things to know about flat fees, fixed fees, and flat rate divorces before you get started in a divorce and before you sign a fee agreement with a divorce attorney. 1. No Surprise Fees or Costs When someone has a flat fee, a flat [...]
Your divorce attorney says she needs your Financial Information Statement, the parenting class completion certificate, and you need to start your Inventory and Appraisement with all supporting documents. You think: What? Why? What are all these things? And, how am I any closer to getting divorced if I work on these? I just want to [...]
No one saw this coming. No one planned for divorce during coronavirus, divorce during quarantine, Zoom meetings for divorce consultations or social distancing in courtrooms. Even in normal circumstances divorce isn’t the same for any two people. The coronavirus pandemic has given everyone some unique stories of pivoting in our new world, and a Texas [...]
Strategies for Family Law and Divorce in the New Year The New Year is a good time to take a look at where you are and reassess your life progress and your goals. The end of the year and the Christmas and New Year holidays allow us all the time to enjoy traditions, family and [...]
A Texas divorce prove up hearing is used in a divorce to finish a case and enter a divorce decree. It usually happens when we've got an agreement between you and your ex-spouse, and everyone has signed a decree of divorce. Saying that the decree of divorce has been signed off by everybody means that [...]
Divorce is a journey and you are navigating new territory with new information and speaking a language that you don't fully understand while experiencing one of the most stressful things in a human's life. You need a divorce map. What is a divorce map? As with any map, you know where you are now, and [...]
John Wooden said ‘Make each day your masterpiece.’ If you don’t know John Wooden – google him. As a divorce lawyer and personally, I’m inspired by this concept – daily. This may seem like an odd quote to inspire me, a woman divorce and family law attorney – but it’s not. I grew up in [...]