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 [...]
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? 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 [...]
What is on my Desk? Family law is an area of law that touches and includes many different types of issues: children, property – both real and personal property, accounts – investment, bank and retirement to name a few, debts and liabilities, property characterization – is it separate property or community property and these [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Agreed Divorce – Questions and Answers Recently it seems as if I've answered the same agreed divorce questions over and over again and thought I’d post the questions and answers here in case you have wondered about these questions, too. Agreed Divorce Question 1: We have agreed to everything. Do I need a lawyer? I get calls [...]
Holidays, Summers and Weekends after Divorce -Updated May starts it all off, doesn't it? We start with Mother's Day, then school ends, Father's Day, Fourth of July and then school starts all over again! This time of year is filled with end of school year activities, awards ceremonies, summer planning and holidays. Springtime and [...]
5 Things NOT TO DO While Getting A Divorce Divorce is a process that can be filled with stress, fighting and making decisions about property, children, assets and debt. Some people are getting a divorce by choice and some aren't. But either way it’s not an easy process to untangle the marriage cords and [...]