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 [...]
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 [...]
No fault divorce No Fault Divorce What is No Fault Divorce? A Texas no fault divorce is a divorce that begins with the initial pleading that basically says the marriage relationship is over and there isn’t going to be a reconciliation, in legal divorce terminology. In Texas, it is enough to say that [...]
Divorced Holidays Divorce can feel like it changes everything, but when you’re a divorced parent, you are still a parent. You are always a parent - and that mean that so is your ex-spouse. When you have children, your divorce means that you are going to be divorced parents working through the holidays together. [...]
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 [...]
Back to School Divorce Fails It is that time of year that makes most parents happy and most kids sad, whether you're a divorced parent or not. Summer is over. School is starting in Denton County, Texas. It is starting this week. This time of year can be both the best of time and the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]