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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 [...]

Lewisville Divorce Lawyer: What is a Pre-Mediation Meeting?

Lewisville Divorce Lawyer: I find it hard to believe how many attorneys fail to plan for mediation and discuss mediation for the first time while in mediation.  However, I have found that there are five main reasons why you should schedule a pre-mediation meeting with your Lewisville Texas Divorce Attorney prior to attending mediation.  They [...]

Texas Family Law: Summer Visitation!

Texas Family Law: Yesterday marked the Summer Solstice, which reminds those of us in the family law profession that it’s the time of the year for Summer Visitation schedules! In a Texas Standard Possession Order, if you are the parent who the children do not primarily live with, you will get to designate 30 days [...]

Texas Divorce: Can a Texas man get custody of his children?

Many people share the common misconception that mothers are always awarded primary conservatorship of their children in a Texas Divorce case. However, in order to determine primary conservatorship the courts will always look to the “best interests of the child.” This means that regardless of gender, the court will want to know which parent is [...]

10 THINGS TO BRING TO YOUR MEETING WITH YOUR DALLAS DIVORCE LAWYER

When we are meeting with a potential new client for the first time, we typically give people a list of things to bring to the initial consultation with their Dallas Divorce Lawyer.  While we typically meet with people prior to reviewing any documents or even reviewing them on the first meeting, here is a list [...]

Texas Family Law: Child Support & Defeating the Deadbeat

Your divorce is final.  You got custody of the kids, and your ex was ordered by a judge to pay child support in accordance with Texas Family Law.  But now – it’s a few months later and he/she hasn’t paid you a dime in child support!  How do you make the deadbeat pay and what [...]

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:  [...]

Dallas Divorce: What are Temporary Orders?

During your Dallas Divorce, the Texas Family Code authorizes the District Courts to make temporary orders, prior to a final order, as needed during both a divorce and a suit involving custody of children.  Either party can file a Motion for Temporary Orders at any time before a final order is rendered, to request that [...]

What is this “Divorce Prove-Up” I keep hearing about?

A Prove-Up is a final, uncontested hearing where an agreed final order is entered with the Court.  If you and the opposing side of your case have reached an agreement, this agreement has to be written as an Agreed Final Order.  In a divorce case, the agreed order will be an Agreed Final Decree of [...]

Valentine’s Day, Adultery!

When I was sitting in church this morning, the morning before Valentine’s Day, I was listening to the gospel reading from Matthew 5:17-37.  In the reading, Jesus said to his disciples:  “You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with [...]

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