3 Tips for After Your Divorce After your divorce, there are a few things you should do to make your transition as smooth as it possibly can be. 1) Final Decree of Divorce Read your decree thoroughly within a few days of your final divorce proceeding. Give yourself a little bit of a breather and [...]
Texas Child Support Texas child support can be confusing for parents when you are just starting your divorce. The business part of your divorce involves untangling two lives. The emotional part of your divorce is much more than that, but it isn’t the part that your divorce lawyer will be working on. So, back to [...]
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- [...]
How Social Media Can Affect Your Case Social media is everywhere. It is being used by people of all ages in countless ways. I’m sure you can name your favorite app to talk to your friends, your colleagues and make new connections for business or your personal life. When you are going through a family law [...]
(sub)urban myths (sub)urban myths about family law, marriage and divorce We’ve all heard wives’ tales, tall tales and fables. These are my office version of those types of stories for family law, marriage and divorce. They are the questions I’m asked at parties and bbqs when people are pretty sure their favorite tv show or [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]