Tips to Help with Exchanging your Kids Your Child's Other Parent If possible, start thinking about your ex as your child's other parent more than your ex-spouse when getting ready for the exchange. Think about making the transition as smooth as you can for your kid's sake. If conflict with the other parent is issue, [...]
Quick Tips for Back to School & Divorce Summer break has flown by! And, I've got a new post to kick off the new season! As summer ends and school resumes for the all the school districts in North Texas, I've got some quick reminders for you about Standard Possession in Texas divorce. 1- [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Uncontested Divorce We get a lot of calls in the office from people who tell us they have an uncontested divorce. Truth is, they don’t all have uncontested divorces, for lots of different reasons that we’re not going to go into today. But that brings me to this question -what is an uncontested divorce? Is [...]
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 [...]
Divorce Basics – Step by Step Divorce isn’t easy, but knowing more about divorce basics and the process can make it easier to understand. I try to give my clients a good amount of information to help them throughout the divorce process but not overload them. I give it to them from the beginning [...]
Dress Code Not Optional Everywhere we go everyday has a dress code whether it is casual or formal. A tuxedo doesn't work at the water park and swim trunks don't work at a construction site. The Denton County District Court dress code just became published for all attending court on February 22, 2016. The memorandum [...]