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Denton County Divorce Law Attorney: Don’t Hide Community Assets!

Denton County Divorce  Law Attorney: A new change in Texas law as of September 1, 2011 will give judges more power to deal with spouses in a divorce case who hide or lie about community assets.  With the passage of this section, the Texas legislature codified and clarified the Texas Supreme Court decision of Schlueter [...]

What is the UCCJEA?

The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”) is an uniform act that the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Drafted in 1997.  Massachusetts is the only state that has not adopted the UCCJEA as of June 2011.  Texas adopted the UCCJEA, making it effective September 1, 1997.  The UCCJEA can be [...]

Life After Divorce – Would you care for a dying ex?

According to reports by hospice workers and other healthcare providers, a trend is developing in which divorced women are choosing to act as care-givers to their seriously ill or dying ex-husbands.  This trend has prompted the University of Missouri to conduct a study to explore WHY the women make this decision.  The results were varied:  [...]

Social Network Civil Union!

Facebook has come a long way from the days when it was “the facebook” and you only had three drop-down options for your status.  A recent update to the social network allows users to select “Civil Union” or “Domestic Partnership” as their relationship status.  I guess “It’s complicated” just wasn’t specific enough.  Right now the [...]

Recession May Have Reduced Divorce Rate

While financial issues can be one of the major factors in a divorce, the opposite may now be true. University of Virginia researchers found that the recession “deepened” the commitment to marriage for 29 percent of the people surveyed. Among those considering divorce before the recession, 38 percent said they opted to stay together, at [...]

What is Community Property in Texas?

What exactly is Community Property in Texas? It happens about once a week.    Normally, a man comes to my office for a consultation regarding a potential divorce.  At some point in the discussion, he describes the retirement account that he has accumulated while married, usually a 401k. He believes that the 401k is his and [...]

Fault and No-Fault Divorce in Texas

In Texas, a divorce can be granted on one or more “fault” grounds or the “no fault” ground as stated in the Texas Family Code.  You can ask your Denton divorce attorney and they will tell you that most divorces are granted on the no-fault ground of “insupportability.” This is the reason to use if [...]

Dallas Divorce

Deciding to get a Divorce is a difficult decision. Dallas County has seven full time family courts. Because of this, it is important to use a good lawyer on your side from the beginning. You might not be aware of your rights as well as your obligations or what’s in the welfare of your children. [...]