Back to school and co-parenting work go hand-in-hand. As parents, we enjoy the summer freedoms that come with parenting, and divorced moms and divorced dads are no different. When school starts back up, it’s time to dust off the co-parenting tips and tools and get to work. Communication Tools One of the best tips I [...]
Divorce Basics After Coronavirus It’s a year into the pandemic and our Texas divorces are moving through the new technological Texas court procedures pretty smoothly. There are some differences and new tools to learn, but it works well. In my experience, some of the changes work better than the systems Texas divorces had available before [...]
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 [...]
Divorce and Money Tips Knowledge is power in divorce. Knowledge about your money will help you make divorce decisions. When you find yourself in divorce, there will be a time when you are gathering information. And, one of the areas you will be gathering information about is your estate. Your estate includes property, accounts, [...]
Ms. Jill O'Connell, founder and attorney at O'Connell Law Firm, P.C. has been elected a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. As a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, Ms. O'Connell is joining a select group of elite Texas attorneys. Election is a recognition of her outstanding record in the legal profession, dedication to justice, [...]
Christmas Tips These divorced parent Christmas tips come from years of talking with my clients and former clients. These tips have helped them and might help you too. Think About Your Kids- After Divorce or During Divorce First tip is to remember how much you love your kid or kids regardless of divorce. You [...]
Calculating Child Support Texas Child Support Child support might be feared, anticipated, calculated and discussed in your divorce and in the years after your divorce – depending on who you are. Are you the paying parent? Are you the receiving parent? This post is designed to give you a starting point for understanding how your [...]
Information Gathering Stage - Navigating Divorce When you are navigating divorce the second part of the Texas divorce is the information gathering stage. You and your divorce attorney will begin discussing and working on gathering information about your finances including income and debts, property, accounts and other information. And, you will exchange some information [...]
Texas Divorce Pleadings A Texas divorce is started with an Original Petition for Divorce. The particulars and details on other pleadings will be specific to each divorce and the people in the divorce. One or the other of the spouses will file the Original Petition for Divorce. When you find yourself navigating through a [...]
Texas Divorce Divorce can be difficult, stressful, frightening and many other things. But, what happens in your divorce doesn't have to be a mystery. There are generally four parts, stages if you will, in your Texas divorce. Pleadings Stage The first part of the divorce in Texas is the Pleadings time. The first pleading to [...]