Your divorce attorney says she needs your Financial Information Statement, the parenting class completion certificate, and you need to start your Inventory and Appraisement with all supporting documents. You think: What? Why? What are all these things? And, how am I any closer to getting divorced if I work on these? I just want to [...]
Uncontested Divorce or Agreed Divorce in Texas An uncontested divorce in Texas is also sometimes called an agreed divorce. A divorce is an uncontested divorce when spouses are not fighting over issues in their divorce. An uncontested divorce or agreed divorce can sometimes be completed as a DIY divorce, or by using a divorce form [...]
No one saw this coming. No one planned for divorce during coronavirus, divorce during quarantine, Zoom meetings for divorce consultations or social distancing in courtrooms. Even in normal circumstances divorce isn’t the same for any two people. The coronavirus pandemic has given everyone some unique stories of pivoting in our new world, and a Texas [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
More Texas Divorce Legalese! I was talking with a client about my other list and I found out there is more divorce legalese that I explain to my clients so that they will understand what is going on during their case. So, I thought I'd take today to add a longer list of some of [...]
Is a No Fault Divorce Right for You? When people say ‘no fault divorce’ in Texas they probably mean either they have an agreement with their spouse about dividing their property, assets and liabilities and any issues with their kids or they mean they don’t have an agreement but they don’t want to accuse their [...]
Basics of Texas Divorce What does it take to get divorced in Texas? To get divorced in Texas you need at least these three things: a valid marriage, to have lived in Texas for 6 months and, to have lived in the county that where you want to file for divorce for 90 days. [...]