When you have children, you want the best for them. You and your spouse may no longer get along or want to be together, but that doesn’t mean that you want to hurt their relationship with your kids. Unfortunately, not all parents feel the same way. Some will use...
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Should you take lump-sum alimony?
Generally speaking, alimony and spousal support are paid out on a monthly basis, just like child support. The idea is that the spouse, like the child, was expecting that financial support. They made choices based on it, like leaving a job to start a family. Taking it...
Co-parenting disputes: Your options and legal rights
When co-parenting with an ex-spouse, there’s no shortage of challenges that will come to light. Some of them are easier to deal with than others, but all of them require some level of attention. Should you come to find that co-parenting disputes are far more common...
High-asset divorce carries the risk of someone hiding assets
Divorce is expensive in an of itself and can have long-lasting financial implications for the spouses. Not only will the divorcing spouses have to pay court costs, but they will generally have to divide their resources as a part of the process. Keeping costs low is a...
Why clear communication is key in marriage and divorce
How many times has your spouse argued that you did not understand his or her feelings or were blatantly ignoring them? Statistics show there are certain key factors regarding communication skills between spouses that often determine whether marriages will last or end...
ABCs of working toward a smooth divorce
When you got married, you likely thought that your relationship would last. Now that years have passed, you -- like many others throughout Texas -- may have come to realize that time and experiences have changed your relationship and feelings in a way that makes your...
How is alimony determined in Texas?
While spousal maintenance -- commonly called alimony -- is rare in Texas, there are situations where alimony may be awarded. Before that happens, though, multiple factors must be considered to determine whether one spouse is entitled to alimony. Who can get spousal...
Why Do Divorce Rates Spike In March And August?
If late spring and early summer are a never-ending parade of weddings, interestingly "wedding season" seems to be sandwiched between two different divorce seasons. Divorce filings hit their peaks in March and August every year.According to the American Sociological...
How Will Daycare Be Covered After The Divorce?
Divorce automatically delivers a new life full of changes and unknown variables that need to be worked out. For many parents, they must entirely rethink the way they parent and how they will care for their children.One major variable here is the cost of childcare -...